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Throwing net from the Philippines, who has taken several measures to stop illegal fishing with dynamite and cyanide. Despite legal prohibitions, these methods are widespread, and are used in most countries in Southeast Asia. Dynamite fishing involves throwing explosives into the water, where they explode, killing or stunning the fish. The fisherman pulls in the fish that float to the surface, but most die and sink to the bottom. Dynamite fishing is especially destructive in the coral reefs. It can take years or even decades for a coral reef to recover from a single explosion. Due to the increasing spread of bans on dynamite fishing, fishermen in many areas have switched to cyanide fishing. The poison is sprayed into cracks and holes in the coral reefs and anesthetizes the fish, making them easier to catch. However, most of the fish die, which means the fishermen have to catch four times as many fish as they need to sell. After the fish are caught, the living ones are placed in a freshwater tank for a few weeks while their systems are flushed of poison. Most tropical aquarium fish are caught by cyanide fishing, which started in the Philippines in the 1960s to meet the demands. Since the early 1980s, an even bigger business has developed: delivering live coral fish to restaurants in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. In total, over a million kg of cyanide has been injected into Philippine reefs since the 60s.
Cross Roads 1 - (4th). bottom to top rests on shelves 3 or 4. Cross Roads 1 - Zone A4. Annual Report 1934 Gothenburg Museum, Årstryck 1935. Cross Roads 1, Zone A4-7.
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