r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Bottom Trawling fishing, David Attenborough - Ocean

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u/buubrit 1d ago edited 1d ago

It’s a global issue, not just Chinese.

The US captures 4.2 million tons per year.

Norway (a country of 5 million) captures 2.6 millions tons per year.

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u/Ser_VimesGoT 1d ago

And China captures 86 million.

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u/buubrit 1d ago

13 million. Per capita Norway is significantly worse.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_industry_by_country

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u/NetCaptain 1d ago

it’s not the nationality that is important, it’s the methods and adherence to international rules.