Why is blast fishing bad?

Blast fishing destroys the calcium carbonate coral skeletons and is one of the continual disruptions of coral reefs. In the Indo-Pacific, the practice of blast fishing is the main cause of coral reef degradation. As a result, weakened rubble fields are formed and fish habitat is reduced.

What is dynamite fish?

Also known as blast or dynamite fishing, fish bombing is one of the most destructive forms of fishing because it indiscriminately kills any animal in the blast area—from fish eggs and plankton to whales and dolphins—and devastates corals. Fish bombing = reef bombing.

Is dynamite fishing illegal in the Philippines?

Dynamite fishing is one of the most pervasive fishing techniques and it is banned by most countries. In southern Philippines, between Malaysia (Borneo) and Philippines (Palawan) illegal dynamite fishing is still a common practice.

What is the harmful effect of dynamite fishing?

Dynamite fishing destroys both the food chain and the corals where the fish nest and grow. Blast fishing kills the entire food chain, including plankton, fish both large and small, and the juveniles that do not grow old enough to spawn.

What is cyanide fishing?

“Cyanide fishing” is one of the most destructive techniques used for catching live fish. In this practice—which is illegal in many countries—fishers squirt concentrated sodium cyanide onto reefs to stun fish and scoop them up for the aquarium trade or the live food fish market.

What is a Muro-Ami?

Muro-ami or Kayakas is a Japanese fishing gear used in reef fishing which devastates marine life (sect.

Is blast fishing legal in India?

Meanwhile, environmentalists have called for an end to blast fishing which is illegal and violates Odisha Marine Fishing Regulation Act. This method is destructive and has an unpredictable effect on the marine ecosystem that supports fish.

How do you know if a fish is caught through blast fishing?

To detect dynamited fish, investigators look for the following:

  1. Blood oozing from the gill cover.
  2. Signs of blood effusion are found at the base of the fins, abdomen, vent or anus.
  3. Loosening of scales usually at the mid portion of the body.
  4. Some internal organs are protruding out of the vent or anus.

What is illegal fishing in the Philippines?

RA 10654 defines illegal fishing as fishing activities conducted by Philippine vessels that violate the country’s laws, Regional Fisheries Management Organization resolutions, and laws of other coastal states.

What is the possible solution of dynamite fishing?

The solutions to dynamite fishing include the implementation and enforcement of laws that ban the practice.

Why is dynamite fishing prohibited by law?

Explosions from dynamite fishing destroy coral reefs and kill fish and their eggs and larvae, and injure other animals including marine mammals. Unfortunately, we have always assumed that this illegal practice has been stopped or at least significantly reduced, and expectedly its resulting impacts.