‘Everyone is talking about cutting meat consumption to protect the rain forests, but when it comes to the ocean, no one talks about cutting fish consumption. It’s all about plastic straws...’
600,000 tonnes
of this fishing gear is lost or left in our oceans each year
71% decline
in abundance of oceanic shark and ray species since 1970s
90% of fish
populations are fished to their maximum or overfished
#FishFreeFebruary aims to raise awareness of the immense global threat eating seafood has on our oceans. We want you to go #fishfree this February to reduce the impact your diet has on the big blue.
IMPACTS OF FISHERIES
OVERFISHING
BYCATCH
GHOST GEAR
AQUACULTURE
HUMAN RIGHTS
GEAR TYPES