Compressed Trash Fish at Fish Meal Factory in Shidao

Stacks of compressed trash fish inside a fish meal factory in Shidao, Shandong, China.
Juvenile fish, called “trash fish” by fishermen, will become dry protein powder through a series of processes for use as aquaculture feed.

In original language:

饲料鱼鱼板

2016年12月15日，山东石岛的一家鱼粉厂的原料场里，堆放整齐、等待加工的饲料鱼鱼板。鱼粉在生产过程中会排放大量的废水废气，为了整顿市容，在过去几年，荣成开展了集中治理，关闭、合并了多家小工厂，并要求保留下来的工厂必须配备合规的排污设备。

Unique identifier: GP0STQYHW

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/12/2016

Locations: Asia, China, East Asia, Shandong

Credit line: © Zhu Li / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Overfishing of Juvenile Fish in China

In December 2016, Greenpeace documented the intense overfishing of juvenile and "trash" fish - fish too young and/or too small for human consumption - in Shandong province, one of the major fishery regions in China. Greenpeace East Asia's investigation estimates that up to one third of China's total annual catch is "trash fish" - that is equivalent to the entire annual catch of Japan.
Overfishing over the past 30 years has destroyed much of the cycle of life in China’s waters. As result there are fewer and fewer mature fish. What’s left are quantities of juvenile fish, called “trash fish” by fishermen. Inedible for humans, the trash fish are processed for use as aquaculture feed. China has the world’s largest aquaculture industry. It consumes more than 7 million of domestic wild fish yearly and that demand is driving intensive fishing of juvenile fish. A vicious cycle causing even more damage to China’s seas.

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