A recent study, published in the journal Nature, reveals that oceanic shark and ray populations have declined by 71%, primarily due to overfishing. The New York Times quotes Nathan Pacoureau, a marine biologist at Simon Fraser University in Canada and … Continue reading
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Overfishing of the world’s oceans is a huge and immediate problem. Back in 2002, the nations participating in the World Summit on Sustainable Development agreed to end overfishing by 2015. Suffice it say, it didn’t happen. Indeed, some scientists are predicting … Continue reading
Overfishing, particularity deep sea trawling, is doing grave damage to the ocean’s fish population. What can be done about it? A group of celebrities – actors, musicians and artists – are taking off their clothes and posing with dead fish … Continue reading