We keep hearing that 30% of the ocean will be protected by 2030. But only 8.4% of our blue planet is protected, and just 2.8% is effectively protected. We need drastic change to achieve the 30% target in the next few years.
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.
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