Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.Global commercial fish and seafood species at risk of crashing- November 19, 2006 Marine species loss has been an issue for a number of years. However, the economic impact is becoming apparent, as a recent article in the journal, Science, warns that commercial fish and seafood species may all crash by 2048. At the current rate of loss, it is feared those ocean ecosystems may never recover. Extensive coastal pollution, climate change, over-fishing and the enormously wasteful practice of deep-sea trawling are all contributing to the problem. But the current rate of loss does...http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Biodiversity/Loss.asp |