awesome.goodmagazine.com — People eat a lot of fish. In fact, per capita fish consumption has nearly doubled in the last 50 years. The problem is that there may not be any more fish if we keep catching and consuming them at this rate. If we keep fishing the way we are, those populations will also start to drop and potentially die out.
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akozak2May 19, 2009
I'm curious to know what caused the brief increase in Atlantic Cod from 1992 to 1997. Maybe we started doing something right during that time period?
Closed AccountMay 20, 2009
Now there is noneNo more light from the sunNow waters run freeNo more fish in the sea
thesonofdarwinMay 20, 2009
Also parasites, like sea lice, infect wild spawn. While naturally dilute, around sea farms sea lice concentrations are high enough to eradicate juvenile fish who have not yet fully developed their scales. But yes, what do people think we feed these farmed fish??? It amazes me when someone uses fish farms as a solution.
kr1srobnMay 20, 2009
You have got to be joking! Between Red Lobster, Popeye’s, Long John Silvers, and the multiple of other SEAFOOD restaurants, and restaurants that serve seafood in the US, you are going to try to push the blame towards the Asians?
skalizarMay 20, 2009
So we all stop eating animals and start eating other things that require vast amounts of farmland to produce, wiping out the rest of the forests? Has anyone studied the productivity of land used for cattle, vs edible vegetation? Are plant based diseases easier or harder to keep from spreading? I think I'd prefer more diversity in the food supply, not less. We could wipe ourselves out even quicker from good intentions. The best solution is population reduction. We have reproduced beyond our sustainable levels. If we don't fix it, natural forces will.
icefreezMay 21, 2009
Inaccurate. Chart says their have been a consistent 3,500,000 tons of boats on the water from 1952-2007