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Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
dynamite fishing
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dynamite fishing — /daɪnəmaɪt ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ (say duynuhmuyt fishing) noun → blast fishing …
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blast fishing — dynamite fishing (the use of explosives to kill and stun fish for capture. Used on coral reefs where nets cannot be operated without becoming tangled or ripped. Obviously illegal almost everywhere. Has been used by ichthyologists as a sampling… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Blast fishing — Dead fish and damaged coral as the result of blast fishing. Blast fishing or dynamite fishing is the practice of using explosives to stun or kill schools of fish for easy collection. This often illegal practice can be extremely destructive to the … Wikipedia
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Unsustainable fishing methods — are ways of catching wild fish that are not considered sustainable in the long term. This could be because they threaten the fish stock itself by overfishing, or because they threaten the environment the fish need to thrive. Dynamite fishing,… … Wikipedia
blast fishing — /blast ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ (say blahst fishing) noun the catching of fish by letting off explosives in the water, thus killing or stunning the fish which then float to the surface where they are easily collected. Also, dynamite fishing …
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