DISQUS

Kitty Mowmow's Animal Expo: Do you think fishing hurts fish? Does it even matter?

  • Mike · 1 year ago
    I used to trail a fishing line behind my sailing boat until one day I actually caught a mackerel. However, the excitement of hauling it in soon gave way to the realisation that I had destroyed something incredibly beautiful for the sake of a few moments of eating pleasure.
    I’m not a vegetarian so I suppose it is cowardly of me to let others do the killing for me. I try to justify my meat and fish eating by buying as sustainably as possible and not wasting any.
    But fishing purely for the sport of it I cannot understand.
    If only fish could learn to scream loudly when hurt it might not seem so much like fun.
  • mjschindler · 1 year ago
    I can totally empathize. My discomfort with sport fishing began on a
    fishing trip with my family as a child. I caught a fish, but the hook
    went through its eye, and it took what seemed like excruciating ages
    to get it out. I couldn't help myself; I felt terrible for the fish
    and started crying (hey, I was a little kid).

    I also eat fish, and I also just try to be as sustainable as possible.
    You might appreciate this article, FishPhone Helps You Find a
    Sustainable Seafood Dinner:
    http://www.kittymowmow.com/2008/08/26/fishphone...