NOT SO
FUN FACTS
Every year at least 7.3 million tons of marine life caught accidentally by fishing3
20% of shark species are threatened with extinction due to bycatching21
17-22% of U.S catch are discarded every year20
For every one pound of shrimp caught, around six pounds of bycatch is discarded21
87% of the world's assessed fish stocks are classified as over or fully exploited13
1 in 2 fish stocks in the United States are either overfished,at risk of being overfished, or there is little data to assess how they’re doing13
MARINE MAGAZINE 2014 JUNE EDITION
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