Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Overfishing and its impact

With an ever-accelerating tide of human impact, the oceans have changed more in the last 30 years than in all of human history before. In most places, the seas have lost upwards of 75 percent of large animals such as whales, dolphins, sharks, rays, and turtles -- as fishing and hunting spread in waves across the face of the planet. Species, like white tip sharks, American sawfish, or more common fish, numbers are down as much as 99 percent. By the end of the 20th century, almost nowhere shallower than 3,000 feet remained untouched by commercial fishing. Some places are now fished down to 10,000 feet.

If we stay on this current path, our seas will be depleted of fish in 50 years.


How can you help?

avoid eating fish that are overexploited in the wild or taken using methods that harm other wildlife

 Eat low in the food web,  by eating smaller fish

 Choose pole- and line-caught animals which is less harmful


Choose organic when possible, your fish will have been dosed with fewer chemicals.



Works cited
ROBERTS, CALLUM. "The Sorrow Beneath The Sea." Newsweek 159.21 (2012): 26-31. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.





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