The Washington Post reported on a UBC study that found indigenous people who live on the world’s coasts consume 15 times more seafood per capita than people in other parts of the world.
This amounts to about 2.3 million tons, or about two per cent of the global catch, according to the research.
Study author Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor addressed the implications of large commercial ships encroaching on native fishing areas.
“What you’ve seen is as people have less access to their traditional fishing ground,” Cisneros-Montemayor said, “people have turned to eating more food in the stores. People are wondering about the effects on their health. There’s an elevation in cases of diabetes.”
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