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logo 11/26/2024 4:34:50 PM     
Fishing with pesticides and dynamite puts Ecuadorian Amazon in peril 
By Mark Hillsdon CA Source: mongabay 1/2/2024

Illegal fishing with agrochemicals and explosives across several of Ecuador’s Amazonian states is an uncontrolled problem, causing long-lasting, irreversible damage to aquatic ecosystems, recent research has shown.
 

The study links high levels of poverty to the wider practice of unsustainable fishing, and calls for tighter controls on the sale and availability of agrochemicals and dynamite across the country.
Fish caught using toxic chemicals can be dangerous for human consumption, the study warns, and says there should be more action to help educate communities about these dangers.

 
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