Seafood off World Menus by 2048?

[Rissask]

This was on the news the other day; it is very sobering. From Scientific American magazine.

Overfishing Could Take Seafood Off the Menu by 2048

In 1994, seafood may have peaked. According to an analysis of 64 large marine ecosystems, which provide 83 percent of the world's seafood catch, global fishing yields have declined by 10.6 million metric tons since that year. And if that trend is not reversed, total collapse of all world fisheries should hit around 2048. "Unless we fundamentally change the way we manage all the oceans species together, as working ecosystems, then this century is the last century of wild seafood," notes marine biologist Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University.

[Seakony]

I'll be so damn dead by then it won't matter if I can't have lobster.

[Icon oclast]

The western world will be eating hostess snowballs and drinking pepsi by then anyway.

[BonnyW]

My (educated) guess (okay, theory) is that it is probably just one outcome of other related ecosystems problems, of course in addition to the over-fishing problem. For example, tying up freshwater streams for inland water human or livestock/crop use or polluting the ocean will also effect producer foodchain organisms, which in turn will effect larger and larger organisms. This could result in less larger organisms (fish). Couple that with over-fishing, it seems that the ocean is not all that re-newable of a resource.

Perhaps if humans ate on more of a producer level (more vegetables, grains, and fruits) the costs to the environment wouldn't be so costly? That, however, is more easily said than done...

[_nick_]

Originally Posted by Icon oclast

The western world will be eating hostess snowballs and drinking pepsi by then anyway.

It's not already?

[DavidB]

It doesn't matter, the Mayan calender ends on Dec. 21, 2012.

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by BonnyW

My (educated) guess (okay, theory) is that it is probably just one outcome of other related ecosystems problems, of course in addition to the over-fishing problem. For example, tying up freshwater streams for inland water human or livestock/crop use or polluting the ocean will also effect producer foodchain organisms, which in turn will effect larger and larger organisms. This could result in less larger organisms (fish). Couple that with over-fishing, it seems that the ocean is not all that re-newable of a resource.

Perhaps if humans ate on more of a producer level (more vegetables, grains, and fruits) the costs to the environment wouldn't be so costly? That, however, is more easily said than done...

Or society could choose to actively embrace sustainable farming of the oceans and the land?

[sctx]

eat more chiken

[Brent & Kim]

whats a chiken?

[sctx]

Originally Posted by Brent & Kim

whats a chiken?

I guess you don't have Chick-Fil-A in your town..........their billboards have 3 dairy cows holding up a sign that says "eat more chiken"

[Brent & Kim]

Ive heard of these, but no, we dont have one. Is it a fast food chicken joint?

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by Brent & Kim

whats a chiken?

I don't know....but they have a federation ...and they seem a little disturbed.

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by Rissask

I don't know....but they have a federation ...and they seem a little disturbed.

Working late?

Edit...forgot you're on the left coast

[TAPPY]

Originally Posted by Icon oclast

The western world will be eating hostess snowballs and drinking pepsi by then anyway.

Twinkies...not snowballs and DIET pepsi !!!!

[cuffedlinks]

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