My first encounter with the concept of bomb fishing was the Shapoklyak episode of the soviet cartoon Cheburashka, produced in the 70s. It's been around.
replyMine came much later, in the Triplets of Belleville (2003). In case it brings a nostalgic smile to anyone else’s face, too:
replyYeah it’s been around for a while but it’s been at the individual level not at the commercial scale which makes the practice way worse.
replyIt’s been commercial in SE Asia for decades. Personally seen it in Thailand and Indo 20+ years ago.
replyBlast fishing has been practiced since at least early 20th century. Essentially everyone knows about it and understands how destructive it is, no social media required. Some people just don't care.
replyPrevalence and availability is changing. Old technique better distribution on how to.
replyThe thought of the fishermen watching tiktok on how to poach is ludicrous. They're perfectly aware about this method and its high illegality. It might be new to some HN readers who aren't going to do this anyway, though.
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Dynamite goes into the water, fish goes belly up, 90% of the catch is lost. It's not rocket science.
idiots? this is clever af. maximum fish for limited effort.
replythe coral is a tragedy of the commons things; it's a sweet deal for lazy fisherman.
It IS a successful way to fish if you care about feeding your kids tonight, and not in 10 years.
replyFishermen were doing this in Indonesia decades ago. Pretty well known technique.
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