Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Soon to be a rare delicacy?

Once again, I sit here wondering if our oceans will survive the next 50 years or longer. I am talking again about how mankind is fishing the seas to extinction. I found that our appetites are exceeding the limitations of oceans' ecological limits. The marine scientists are warning us about overfishing and that it can hurt the ecosystem. They say that overfishing the top predators like cod, marlin, halibut, and tuna can cause a shift in the marine ecosystem. Will it come down to some day that fish and chips will become a rare and expensive delicacy? If these fish disappear, all we will have is plankton to eat. I am not a big fish consumer in the first place. I agree that there should be some type of fishing policy that creates a certain area or boundaries where it is off limits to fish. That way, that area can come back to full strength and balance out the shift. Greenpeace is trying ever which way they can to help this ecosystem. I support them 100%, and would like to see a differnce ten to twenty years from now!

1 comment:

michee mpeti said...

That too bad for someone like me who likes seafood.

 
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