World Day for the End of Fishing

The World Day for the End of Fishing calls for the abolition of exploitation, fishing and farming of fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. Like all sentient beings, fishes and other aquatic animals should be recognized with fundamental rights: the right to life, freedom and physical integrity.

Consideration for nonhuman animals is increasing, but hardly for fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. Yet, they represent the majority (95-97%) of victims killed, mainly for human consumption. 3,000 billion aquatic animals are killed every year for their flesh, while the gruesome aquatic animal trade is a global industry with no centralized database or governing body to enforce regulations or to track who gets bought and sold. We are witnessing an incredible massacre and massive exploitation without doing much about it.

Join us for a day of action at the St. Lawrence Market before we converge onto Ripley’s Aquarium to denounce the exploitation, killing and consumption of aquatic animals and express our solidarity with them. We will be dedicating our presence at Ripley’s Aquarium to the late photographer, filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart.

You are encouraged to get acquainted with the World Day for the End of Fishing and the campaign “Another Perspective on Fishes” at: https://www.end-of-fishing.org/en/wdef-and-campaign/