Sentences with phrase «for cyanide fishing»
Sadly, the most pristine reefs, far from the usual threats of sedimentation, coral mining and coastal development, are the primary target for cyanide fishing operations.»
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While there is not much evidence of cyanide - caught fish poisoning the people who eat it — the dose retained by a fish after being puffed is relatively small — the risk nevertheless remains, especially for those who ingest a lot of it.
WRI estimates that some 20 percent of the live fish for sale at markets across Southeast Asia are caught using cyanide.
«Despite the fact that cyanide fishing is nominally illegal in virtually all Indo - Pacific countries, the high premium paid for live reef fish, weak enforcement capacities, and frequent corruption have spread the use of the poison across the entire region — home o the vast majority of the planet's coral reefs,» reports WRI.
For the aquarium trade, cyanide fishing is «cheap and easy to do,» says Craig Downs, executive director of the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory in Clifford, Va..
Recently, Downs and Rene Umberger, director of the nonprofit organization For the Fishes, wanted to get an idea of how many fish sold in pet stores were caught with cyanide.
And Downs suspects that cyanide use for the fish in his study may be higher than he and his colleague are now reporting.