Would you like sustainability with that?
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 2:34 pm – Posted by Mark Hanger | 2 Comments
Guest Blogger: Mark Hanger – sustainable fish-supporter & secretary of the Dunedin Branch
Fishing has come a long way.
It’s easy to lapse into sepia-tinged visions of the last of the hunter-gathers pitting themselves against the elements, rod in hand, waiting patiently for a tug from the inky depths, however the reality lies light-years from this romantic image.
Fast-forward to 2008, and you’ll find sophisticated technology pin-pointing shoals of fish, long-lines baited with thousands of hooks flung into our seas and big sock-like nets being pulled through our waters collecting up everything from sea-lions to sharks.