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Cyanide fishing

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007179

A destructive fishing technique in which sodium cyanide or some other cyanide compound is used to stun and capture coral reef fishes for the aquarium and live food trade.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007179
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007179",
  "term": "Cyanide fishing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Cyanide Fishing",
  "definition": "A destructive fishing technique in which sodium cyanide or some other cyanide compound is used to stun and capture coral reef fishes for the aquarium and live food trade.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cyanide-fishing/"
}

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