• NSRXN
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      -22 months ago

      they don’t care whether you eat fish. they’re throwing the nets regardless.

      • @[email protected]
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        72 months ago

        Common misconception. It’s simple supply and demand. Do you think people would be destroying the seas if nobody would pay them for it?

        • Sciences, Flute 🌍 :verified:
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          -12 months ago

          @x00z @nsrxn

          That’s not so simple. Subsistence fishing is the sole means of livelihood and self-sustenance for a significant global population. It provides essential food security and supports local economies, particularly in coastal and island communities. This traditional practice ensures families have direct access to nutritious seafood, often using simple, low-cost methods. It is crucial for maintaining resilience in the face of environmental and economic challenges.

          • @[email protected]
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            32 months ago

            There’s only a very small amount of humans living off fishing. If those were the only ones, there would be no problems. These people do not justify any fishing for people who don’t need fish to survive.

        • NSRXN
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          -22 months ago

          supply and demand is a theory about price discovery. it has no bearing on this discussion.

          • @[email protected]
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            42 months ago

            If no one ate fish anymore, would it still be profitable to fish in an industrial style?

            • NSRXN
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              -12 months ago

              I don’t think that’s likely to happen. do you have another method that might be effective?

          • @[email protected]
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            32 months ago

            You’re claiming my choice has no impact, but it does because of supply and demand. It’s very small, but it’s still there.

            • NSRXN
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              -12 months ago

              this is just handwaiving. supply and demand isn’t a magic phrase that makes your actions have the desired effect.

              • @[email protected]
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                42 months ago

                That’s why I’m sharing the solution:

                Don’t contribute to the problem.

                If we don’t eat fish there would be close to no nets in the oceans.