Antarctic toothfish

The Ross Sea is was an almost pristine, unfished sea that scientists cherished as a putea of both lifeforms and potential for science. Its waters are cold, its fish unique and its location difficult to exploit - until recently.

Now it's being fished by longline and the hooks on those 15 km lines are hauling up lifeforms that should be left well alone.
The target of the fishers?
Antarctic toothfish.
The reason for the fishing?
Greed.
The likely result of the fishing?
Ecological collapse of the Ross Sea system and the greater interconnected oceanic systems of the planet.
I watched snippets from the film 'The Last Ocean'  that was shown at the ECO conference and narrated by the film maker as it played and was appalled. I struggled to understand how those involved in the scientific research and the recording of the Ross Sea environment could have stood to see the desecration of the system they knew to be critical, yet they appeared dispassionate enough to deliver their message at least.
That was - stop the fishing of Toothfish and protect everthing in and around the Ross Sea.
They cited the success of the efforts to protect the Antarctic from mining and seemed determined to pressure all concerned until the fishing is stopped.
There is a website The Last Ocean.com where you can find out more.