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It’s akin to using a bulldozer to catch a butterfly, destroying a whole ecosystem for the sake of a few pounds of protein. We wouldn’t do this on land, so why do it in the oceans?

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We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.
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Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica.
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