Study: Industrial fishing subsidies an 'unseen brake' on fish poo's carbon sink role

Stuart Stone
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Catching a tonne of fish prevents a tonne of carbon-rich faeces sinking into the deep ocean, according to a new analysis

Industrial fishing subsidies that incentivise overfishing are not only harming marine ecosystems and threatening future fish stocks, they are also damaging the ocean's ability to capture and store huge...

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