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HOW TO SAVE THE OCEAN
1. SHIFT TO A PLANT-BASED DIET
3.END FISHING SUBSIDIES
[CURRENTLY $35 BILLION PER YEAR]
FISHING HAS WIPED OUT 90% OF THE WORLD'S LARGE FISH.
FISHING IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO MARINE WILDLIFE.
300,000 DOLPHINS, WHALES & PORPOISES ARE KILLED BY FISHING OPERATIONS PER YEAR.
FISHING KILLS 30,000 SHARKS EVERY HOUR.
LONGLINE BOATS SET ENOUGH FISHING LINE IN ONE DAY TO WRAP THE EARTH 500X.
70% OF MACRO PLASTIC AT SEA COMES FROM FISHING GEAR.
PLASTIC STRAWS ONLY COMPRISE 0.03% OF PLASTIC ENTERING THE OCEAN.
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BOTTOM TRAWLING RELEASES AS MUCH CARBON AS AIR TRAVEL.
24,000 FISHERIES WORKERS DIE ON THE JOB PER YEAR.
$35 BILLION IN SUBSIDIES IS GIVEN TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY EVERY YEAR.
FOREIGN FISHING IN WEST AFRICA CONTRIBUTED TO THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC.
WIDESPREAD FORCED LABOUR IN THE SEAFOOD TRADE IS REPORTED IN 47 COUNTRIES.
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