Wasteful production and consumption

“This must be understood by governments and companies: you cannot expect to make profits at the expense of people whose needs coexist with nature, their food basket. In many instances, people rely on fishing, bartering, and exchanging fish for goods from inland and other tribal groups. Overfishing and the contamination (for example, by mercury from mining) of the sea and rivers must be stopped. Fish do not just happen. Irrespective of a country’s 200-mile limit, we need to harvest the sea’s riches responsibly—not to suit the demand of markets but to protect future harvesting. Aquaculture is one positive contribution of science to coastal peoples. But we must be vigilant so that imported fish or seafoods do not take over or kill off local species.”

Pauline Tangiora, WFC Councillor

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