Mumbai: The next time your order your favourite sea-food delicacy, think about what you won’t see on your plate. According to a recent study by the PETA India, not only do fish contain deadly toxins, but also the manner in which fishing is carried out could make your stomach churn.

 

 

VIOLATION OF LAW: Protected species like dolphins are being sold openly in markets

   PETA India on Wednesday released a report on the fishing industry, exposing violations of laws, environmental degradation, risks to human health and cruelty to marine animals. The organisation also released a video showing the torture that dying fish endure.
   PETA has exhorted people in Maharashtra to stop eating fish. The organisation has cited studies that show fish as intelligent animals who are capable of feeling pain. “Fish undergo excruciating compression when they are dragged out of great depths,” said PETA’s Nikunj Sharma.
   The group also found endangered species such as sharks and dolphins being sold openly and observed filthy and unhygienic markets.
   Sharma says, “As fish flesh and fat can contain high concentrations of chemical residues, as much as nine million times than that of the water in which they live, eating fish poses serious health risk.’’
   PETA says that people who eat fish also ingest polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which affect neurological development in offspring, sperm motility and foetal growth and can lead to lower IQ, slow reflexes, attention deficit disorder and reduced memory capacity.