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[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

the average person has very little way to reduce the number of plastic nets in the water

Besides the obvious and 100% viable option of just not eating fish.

[-] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago

Now I feel better about my weird dietary preferences.

I'm doing my part!

[-] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I also do not enjoy the taste of fish. High five haha

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

The average person cannot make the connection between the food they eat and the animal it was. People act so appalled by the torturous conditions in animal farms, and then stop at McDonald's on their lunch break to pick up some chicken nuggets, totally unaware of the irony

[-] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah eating fish is not sustainable, especially considering how global fish population is dropping rapidly. Sadly, my dad loves fish..

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago
[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It seems to be working well after about 6 years.

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

seems like this comic indicates it's not doing enough

[-] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Seems the problem is beyond finding a 'cure-all'. Multiple strategies will be necessary.

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

I'd prefer an effective strategy

[-] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

..which somehow doesn't include producing less garbage?

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

less garbage isn't created regardless of whether you or I buy fish

[-] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

An individual abstaining from owning slaves didn't reduce slave populations either. Think they were as dumb and ineffectual as I am? Fine.

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

so you are moving the goalposts from efficacy to ethics. that's fine, but I don't believe eating fish is unethical.

[-] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Multitudes of alternatives (plants!) are less cruel and harmful to our planet. Do you disagree?

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think eating fish is cruel, nor inherently harmful to the planet. the methods of fishing that have developed, and the scale of modern fishing are problems, but for me to choose to abstain from fish would not mitigate the situation.

[-] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago
[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago
[-] Treble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

How is inflicting unnecessary pain and suffering not cruel?

[-] nsrxn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

say what you want to say

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