So long and thanks for all the fish
I recently came across this summary of the state of the world's marine life after decades of industrial scale pollution, warming, acidification, trawling, nutrient runoff and overfishing. It is from this paper.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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DD: Sharks in GBR in 'quite rapid' decline.
Guardian: We must suffer short-term economic pain to make our seas sustainable. Why the UK really ought to be protecting at least 25% of its marine area.
Age: Another threat from rising CO2 in the oceans. Apart from ocean acidification (and ocean warming caused by rising CO2 in the atmosphere), more dissolved CO2 in the oceans appears to be negatively affecting the central nervous system of fish.
NYT: A case study in overfishing.
New study says tuna numbers are down 60% over last 50 years.
nef: Lost at sea: £2.7 billion and 100,000 jobs. The economic costs of overfishing in the EU.
Scottish fishing industry among culprits. Yet they get away with fines a fraction of the value of their illegal take.
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