'Only 50 years left' for sea fish

[jayL]

Per BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6108414.stm

 

[tomgamber]

...you think the streams are crowded now?

 

[Brownout]

I saw an article title that stated there were only 35 years of resources left on the earth, with current and future consumption trends. Not sure how accurate it was, nonetheless, quite interesting implications if true.

 

[troutbert]

""The benefits of marine-protected areas are quite clear in a few cases; there's no doubt that protecting areas leads to a lot more fish and larger fish, and less vulnerability," he said."

So "the end" is not at all inevitable as the title suggests. If you harvest less fish, you have more fish. Which is as obvious as can be.

The fishing technology available now is capable of simply stripping the ocean clean. If you allow unlimited harvest that will happen. If you restrict harvest, you can have plenty of fish forever. It's simple.