Too Warm, Too Few Fish: Health Warning for World’s Oceans

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By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network


LONDON—The world’s oceans—covering nearly two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, and on which much of human life depends—are under severe pressure, a report says.

Over-fishing has dramatically reduced fish stocks. The thousands of tonnes of rubbish dumped in the oceans wreak havoc on marine life, while climate change is warming and acidifying them, putting them under further stress.

These are the sobering conclusions of a wide-ranging study of the Earth’s ecosystems by the Worldwatch Institute, a US-based organisation widely rated as one of the world’s foremost environmental think-tanks.

“Our sense of the ocean’s power and omnipotence—combined with scientific ignorance—contributed to an assumption that nothing we did could ever possibly impact it”, says Katie Auth, a researcher at Worldwatch and one of the authors of the report.

“Over the years, scientists and environmental leaders have worked tirelessly to demonstrate and communicate the fallacy of such arrogance.” .....................(more)

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/too_warm_too_few_fish_health_warning_for_worlds_oceans_20150827

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1. kick, kick, kick.....

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3. Our kids-grandkids will have real food fights. That I know-along with

water fights.

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4. So much that needs to be done.....

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