Comment/Editorial: Why bulldoze the seabed?

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (1994) Comment/Editorial: Why bulldoze the seabed? Samudra Report (9). p. 1. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Trawlers have often been referred to as the Hoovers of the shelf bottom or as bulldozers unselectively mowing down fish and benthic species. Ever since its introduction over a century ago, fishworkers in different parts of the world have been voicing their concern about its immense destructive capacity. In spite of this, the technology continued to develop and, during the Second World War, it incorporated many advancements developed by the navy. The introduction of trawlers led to bloodshed in the sea in the Malacca Straits, both off Malaysia and Indonesia. Now, from different parts of the world comes proof of its limitation: a staggering ability to overfish.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0100
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Trawlers, Cod, Hake, Monitoring, Control and Surveillance, Fishing Gear, Fish Processing, Comment/Editorial
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	22 Sep 2021 16:39
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 15:19
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/427

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