Aquarium fish are often caught using cyanide

Coral reefs throughout the world have been steadily declining as a result of climate change and overexploitation. But a little-known fishing technique is also wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems and fish species. Cyanide fishing is a practice where fishermen spray cyanide directly onto coral reefs near fish populations to stun the fish and capture them for the pet trade. Cyanide fishing has been practiced as far back as the early 1960s. Although it is currently banned in many Indo-Pacific countries, it remains a common practice …