The Fish in the Ocean

"Over 75% of fish stocks worldwide are overexploited or depleted. 'Rising demand for seafood and other marine produce will lead to a collapse of today’s commercial fish stocks by 2050 unless better management is introduced. One management technique for countering the collapse includes a dramatic expansion of marine protected areas. Experts have found that such areas which currently cover just 0.6 percent of the world’s oceans increase numbers of fish species by over a fifth and can boost catches in waters nearby.”

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Only buy MSC-certified fish.  If you don’t know where it came from, don’t eat it.  Protect spawning runs for fish and allow rivers to run to the sea. Install fish wheels for spawning salmon on every dam that extirpates fish runs.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Visit Monterey Bay Aquarium