Unfortunately, the fishnets used in commercial fishing
catch numerous unwanted species and there are many fishermen who act irresponsibly
toward them due to the universal cause: Lack of Knowledge.
Worse: the fishnets dropped onto the seabed
continue to catch fish and other species for thousands of years.
The good news is that there are some
organizations and volunteers trying to raise awareness and push governments to
enact laws.
One of them, Lynn Hamilton, tries to
protect endangered vaquita and other species through a petition campaign, which
reads:
“The Mexican
government has issued a temporary ban on gillnet fishing, but they need to make
this law permanent. Please join me in asking President of Mexico Enrique Peña
Nieto to make the temporary ban on gill nets permanent.”
We agree with her and have contentedly
signed the petition.
