Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock

[ellisonz]

Associated Press – 3 mins 37 secs ago

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.N. marine experts say rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, while fish habitat is being destroyed by pollution and climate change.

U.N. experts warned in a report Tuesday that up to 32 percent of the world's fish stocks are overexploited, depleted or recovering. Up to half of the world's mangrove forests and a fifth of coral reefs that are fish spawning grounds have been destroyed.

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[Mojorabbit]

1. This type of article fills me with despair

So many facets of our biosphere are being destroyed and when you put it all together it is overwhelming

[ellisonz]

2. At least we're finally looking at it as an issue of national policy...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/policy

Better late than never...

[Odin2005]

3. Bye-bye tuna!

[Snake Alchemist]

4. I've posted before that my father often says that Asia will consure all life in the oceans.

I will have to send him this article.

[JCMach1]

5. If all Chinese who wanted one had a car, world oil reserves would last appx. 5 years...

None of this is sustainable...

[AverageJoe90]

6. A few years ago, I had thought about advocating a U.N. enforced ban on auto ownership in China......

....although now I realize that wouldn't work too well.

[Quantess]

7. Not because of overpopulation in those countries, huh?

Keep the masses poor and overpopulated, sounds like a great plan for the future.