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Oceans have always been a major source of food for people from ancient times. The large-scale fisheries and exploitation of sea life by fishing companies has lead to drastic reduction in the population of many fish. One of the reasons for this...
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Could sustainable fisheries be the key here? Raise large populations of the common fishes in artificial enviorments, ensure their survival, retain a small percent to ensure their continued existance and cull the rest instead of over fishing our already depleated ocean!
Nah i dont think sustainable fisheries are the key. Food is one thing but how it is raised and how it lives makes a BIG difference.
An example is only recently have scientists found out that Whales dont sing in captivity. Sounds like it doesnt mean much but that made a big difference in how aquatic and marine sciences tracked and understood those gracious mammals.
Put an animal in captivity too long and you end up with Flipper the sad fish who eventually kills itself. ——> Well flipper was on TV but Salmon farms have it hard when disease hits, there is literally no where to go when it spreads so once a farm is hit you may as well destroy the stock on site.
There is no half way or moderation —-> We’ve eaten and borrowed more than the environment can sustain and we’ve not given it anything back in return except the pollution from our consumption... We’ve got to put the brakes on and start finding a way to repair this place including the oceans and its inhabitants.
An example is only recently have scientists found out that Whales dont sing in captivity. Sounds like it doesnt mean much but that made a big difference in how aquatic and marine sciences tracked and understood those gracious mammals.
Put an animal in captivity too long and you end up with Flipper the sad fish who eventually kills itself. ——> Well flipper was on TV but Salmon farms have it hard when disease hits, there is literally no where to go when it spreads so once a farm is hit you may as well destroy the stock on site.
There is no half way or moderation —-> We’ve eaten and borrowed more than the environment can sustain and we’ve not given it anything back in return except the pollution from our consumption... We’ve got to put the brakes on and start finding a way to repair this place including the oceans and its inhabitants.
It’s amazing how the humans are heading to self destruction destroying their own planet.
I thikn we are nearing the ”beyond fucked” line...
Busby - can i link with you?
Busby - can i link with you?
Over fishing and concentrated efforts/preferences of eating certain species have lead to this mess, I think the best way to actually push the environment agenda is to actually set up provisional farms which produce fish to eat whilst leaving a environmental order on the oceans, which bans fishing in heavily depleted zones on the planet. The thing is I dont think there is a concentrated effort in conserving the oceans much like efforts to save the rainforests have failed-ish.
People need to be made aware how fast the oceans are being hit by US and thats not including the native species of the oceans which need to eat too!
Changing diet is only way to ease the burden on the land and the seas, even if it means eating more homegrown organic vegetables. Its not too high a price to pay if you equate it to dead oceans and the destruction of its dependent species (fish need to eat as well you know, whilst other animals need to eat them...) aiii i hope they manage to sort this environmental mess out, its no use pointing the finger and blame, the problem is too high and too big for any one nation to fix.
If the toilet is broke, i strongly suggest we all stop pissing in it... because thats how we treat this planet.
XD
We really should look to cleaning the rivers and lakes within our surrounding lands, they too used to produce food...
People need to be made aware how fast the oceans are being hit by US and thats not including the native species of the oceans which need to eat too!
Changing diet is only way to ease the burden on the land and the seas, even if it means eating more homegrown organic vegetables. Its not too high a price to pay if you equate it to dead oceans and the destruction of its dependent species (fish need to eat as well you know, whilst other animals need to eat them...) aiii i hope they manage to sort this environmental mess out, its no use pointing the finger and blame, the problem is too high and too big for any one nation to fix.
If the toilet is broke, i strongly suggest we all stop pissing in it... because thats how we treat this planet.
XD
We really should look to cleaning the rivers and lakes within our surrounding lands, they too used to produce food...
This is a problem not only in the large scale fishing industry but also in the small-scale fishing industry. For instance, in the Philippines, vast quantities of reef have been destroyed by dynamite when local fisherman harvest fish. Yields of course go down in the long-term. A solution? I wish there was one.
It’s amazing how the humans are heading to self destruction destroying their own planet.
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Interesting post ! What will be happen for our next generation !?!
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Well-written post.
Globalisation has spread its tentacles and affecting every aspect of our life and environment. We need good monitoring and strict control,before every species start gasping for survival...