Ep. 11 - Fish Fraud and Illegal Fishing

The Conservation Conversation Ep. 11 - FISH FRAUD AND ILLEGAL FISHING Fishing is one of the biggest businesses worldwide, considered the most traded commodity, it's a multi-trillion dollar business with almost zero legislation or enforcement. 120 billion fish are killed on commercial farms each year, with another 2.7 trillion caught and killed in the wild. Today, more than 90 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported, and less than 1 percent is inspected by the government specifically for fraud. Snapper (87%) and tuna (59%) were the most commonly mislabeled fish types. Today I share my experiences in the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, and discuss how fish fraud and fish market is leading to extinction, slavery, and disease. And I also share how my cancer became a sharpening stone for my life. A few links from today's show: FISH FRAUD https://oceana.org/…/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results… SLAVERY IN FISHING: https://www.americanprogress.org/…/…/295088/seafood-slavery/ IUCN RED LIST: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10831/50358152 the videos from the Amazon and South China Seas: Amazon Rainforest Playlist of videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch… South China Seas Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch… Please subscribe to my youtube to stay updated : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4kA1Tpz1DGbVP6JOijgmKA and you can also check the podcast audio at itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/the-conservation-…/id1477731388 It's our world, let's talk about it!!!!