One of the things that makes marine ecology difficult is how hard it is to obtain independent data.

For so many things, the fishing industry is the only source and it turns out they’re just straight-up lying all the time.

We have no idea what’s really going on out there.

“Fishes can’t scream, but that doesn’t mean they don’t suffer — they’re sentient animals who can feel pain, & deserve better than to spend their lives in cramped, dirty tanks.” — Camille Labchuk 🇺🇦, executive director of Animal Justice
theprovince.com/opinion/op-ed/…

#SeaWorld is more like #SeaPrison

What’s causing the collapse of the Colorado River?

Beef.

“…alfalfa — used as feed for beef and dairy cows — sucks up more water than all the cities and industries in the enormous Colorado River Basin.”

coloradosun.com/2024/04/04/res…

Decisive new evidence that fish feel pain!
Lead author Phil Halper explains: “Claiming that fish don't feel pain due to the absence of these regions of the brain could be much like concluding they can't swim because they lack arms and legs.' youtube.com/watch?v=HqIiGp…

Includes in-depth consideration of lumpfishes who are kept captive to try to rid captive salmons of sea lice. Cruelty upon cruelty.

The fishes of the Mekong are extraordinary, From the mammoth to the minute.

WWF's latest report is a celebration of these amazing fishes and their mighty river - as well as an urgent call for action to save them.

Find out more 👇
buff.ly/48OCvAq

#MekongForgottenFishes

The article includes video and photos:

A brilliant, must-see video!

Deep sea mining is a recipe for certain disaster.

We need a moratorium on deep-sea mining––and not just while we wait to economically value the deep sea’s ‘ecosystem services’. We must refrain from mining the seas altogether.

blueplanetsociety.org/deep-sea-minin…

Please sign the petition urging an end to the use of fishes and other animals as prizes:

You can act individually or with others to participate in this event, but please do! The website includes suggestions and resources:

Includes a petition for Canadians:

Cheers, Spencer and Crystal Heath DVM, and thank you, CBSNewsMiami! Great ideas for rescuing the victims of Miami Seaquarium:

'It’s impossible to see how all of humanity could stop consuming animals anytime soon. But that doesn’t change the simple argument that reducing their suffering, is something worth doing.'
It also doesn't change the truth that people who don't need to eat fish shouldn't eat them.

'The rescue drama comes only a few days after a struggling baby porpoise tangled in a fishing net was freed' Includes video: dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24167751.…

Fishing harms so many animals and in so many ways, especially fishes. Please don't fish or support the fishing industry!

Despite 'possible human health risks of using liver oil for medical purposes (deep-water sharks can bioaccumulate heavy metals and contaminants'

If you can't access that article here's a related one:
theconversation.com/fished-for-the…

And even far more fishes killed, too.

As if killing tunas isn't bad enough. The fishing industry harms so many animals and in so many ways. Please don't support it! If you want seafood please opt from the many marvelous vegan versions there are of virtually every type of seafood imaginable: FishFeel.org/seafood

Free and online: