650,000
people supported our campaign to end the hunting of dolphins and small whales
555,000
people supported our campaign to stop the slaughter of dolphins in EU waters
190,000
people supported our campaign to protect bluefin tuna in UK waters
Bycatch is not an accident; it’s a catastrophe. At least 38 million tonnes of marine life killed each year by accident
is a staggering figure, likely underestimated, that represents an oceanic massacre of unimaginable scale. Remember, the global fishing industry receives $35 billion in subsidies annually. This is government-funded ocean destruction.
Fin whales are second only to gargantuan blue whales, they are some of the largest animals in the world. They were also one of the first cetacean species to be added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species, where they are classed as vulnerable to extinction. And this year, in Iceland’s waters, 128 of them will be shot and killed with explosive harpoons.
For some of us, the answer to the question if fish feel pain is an obvious yes. But alas, not everyone agrees. And in a world where at least a trillion fish are killed for human consumption each year, this question matters.
Phil Halper, lead researcher on the issue explains that fish have pain receptors and debunks the myths of fish pain sceptics. Fish really do feel pain. They do suffer.
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