1995 Fish in Peril by Pamela Teisler-Rice Fish is in the newspaper, and I don't mean wrapped. And I don't mean in the food section, either. Fish is on the front page, as in stories of an industry's demise. It's in the science section as in environmental devastation. We're hearing about fish in scientific journals and studies.
Countries are practically at war over fishing methods and rights.
And what once were quaint fishing towns are now being turned into restoration projects depicting a lost way of life. This is where one fifth of the world's fish catch comes from. When it comes to fish, most people are decidedly indifferent. Though many people like to think to the contrary, fish surely do feel pain in death. No, they cannot vocalize this agony, but it's there.