PETA’s RoboFish Are Saving Marine Life, One Snip at a Time
In a huge victory for marine life, PETA is delighted to announce the nationwide deployment of our innovative RoboFish! After a highly successful pilot program at the Santa Monica Pier, where our AI-powered fish patrolled the waters, snipping fishing lines and saving fish, it’s time to expand this technology nationwide.
The RoboFish Revolution
Equipped with cutting-edge AI detection and precision scissor-like mouths, RoboFish locate and sever fishing lines before disappearing back into the depths. These fully autonomous, solar-powered underwater guardians are saving fish, one snip at a time.
Data reveals a massive drop in fish caught at the Santa Monica Pier since RoboFish began patrolling. Anglers are scratching their heads, wondering what’s causing so many lines to, er, “break.” Here’s what frustrated fishermen are saying:
“I lost three lines in one afternoon! Something kept slicing through them, and I never saw what it was.”
“Me and my crew wasted an entire day out here and may have to give up fishing if this continues.”
“It’s like the fish are fighting back!”
With the success of RoboFish confirmed, PETA is expanding the program nationwide, including hotspots such as Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and New England.
How RoboFish Work
- AI-Powered Detection: RoboFish identify fishing lines using advanced sonar and image recognition to self-navigate underwater.
- Precision Cutting: Once a fishing line is detected, the RoboFish swims toward it and snips it cleanly with its micro-scissors before disappearing.
- Eco-Friendly Design: The drones run on ocean currents and self-charge with solar scales, all while using stealthy maneuvers to stay under the radar. Plus, RoboFish takes cut lines and hooks out of the water so as not to further endanger wildlife.
Next Up? Freeing Trapped Lobsters!
Following RoboFish’s remarkable success, PETA is developing a new mode that cuts open lobster traps, saving even more animals from suffering.
Why Fishing Hurts
Fish are intelligent animals who can recognize themselves and other fish in mirrors and photos, learn basic math, use tools, and develop lifelong bonds. Like other animals, fish feel pain, and fishing causes them immense suffering. Imagine someone driving a sharp hook through your lip and pulling you underwater where you can’t breathe. Sounds painful and frightening, doesn’t it?
Catch-and-release fishing isn’t better—it still hurts, terrifies, and kills—at least one out of three fish kept out of the water for just 30 seconds die after being tossed back in. Mortality increases with each passing second—72% die after one minute.
RoboFish Is Putting an End to Fishing, Hook, Line, and Sinker
Recreational fishing is about to become frustrating, so now’s a good time to take up outdoor activities that do not harm others. Hiking, running, and bird watching are great options, or you could trade in the catch for the lens of a camera or the tranquility of a garden.
The RoboFish Revolution has just begun, and thanks to PETA’s AI-powered underwater guardians, fish everywhere are coming unhooked!
