Interesting article about commercial fishing by trawling

[Gunpowder]

need more articles like this one for the general public. its like because it offshore happening and out of sight, it seems that no one cares. its an issue that def. needs to be made public. if half the fishing techniques were used on farm animals likes chickens and cows, people would be going through the roof.

[ThomCat]

This matter will never be resolved as long as judgements are made by the powers that be based on special interest lobbyists rather than hard scientific facts. Using this issue as a political football rather than heeding the proven, indisputable evidence presented to them is the problem. As long as this practice continues, the slaughter of wasted fish and the degredation of the ocean floor will continue. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink it."

[Bass Babe]

I think if all the people who were against trawling, and the people for it, got their heads together and tried to think of new technology to make trawling more selective and less dectructive, then the problem would be resolved more quickly.