Overfishing
Experts say fishing must slow
A strong taste for seafood has cost the world its ample supply. Overfishing (catching fish faster than they reproduce) has depleted populations of marine life, leaving experts wondering if the global supply will last beyond 2048. Many governments are now monitoring their seas in hopes of preserving marine ecosystems and the economies that depend on their existence; however, such actions are not feasible or practical for less developed countries, whose empty-threat regulations fail to curb the problem as hoped.
Improving current laws and policing the seas to reduce illegal fishing (which accounts for 20% of the world’s catches) could slow the population decline, steering oceans—and the economies that enjoy their supply–toward a healthier existence.
