Social Studies - Blast Fishing

‘’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 surrounding ecosystem, as the explosion often destroys the underlying habitat that supports the fish.

One reason for the increase in blast fishing is that explosives are cheap and easily accessible to fishers. Bombs are usually sourced from mining, demolition, and road construction enterprises or made at home from fertilizers and diesel. 

Surprisingly Blast Fishing is being banned now and if you get caught you’ll get imprisoned or pay for the penalty. O

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