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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