Unsustainable fishing methods refers to the use of various fishing methods used to capture or harvest fish at a rate which is unsustainable for fish populations.[1] These methods facilitate destructive fishing practices that damage ecosystems within the ocean, and result in overfishing.[2]
Unsustainable fishing methods vary in scale, ranging from commercial-grade equipment, such as bottom trawling, to consumer-grade equipment, such as fishing rods and nets.[3] A combination of these fishing methods and an increase in fishing pressures through sociological practices such as over-exploitation and overfishing, make these fishing methods unsustainable.[4]
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