Tuesday, November 03, 2009

News: The Perils of Overfishing

A disheartening interview with Daniel Pauly who warns that the global fishing industry has drastically depleting the fish population.

He was interviewed by Terry Gross of Fresh Air:
Part I


Part II


He also wrote an expose of this in The New Republic:
In an Oct. 7, 2009 article entitled "Aquacalypse Now: The End of Fish," published by The New Republic, Pauly writes that in the past 50 years "we have reduced the populations of large commercial fish, such as bluefin tuna, cod, and other favorites, by a staggering 90 percent."
http://www.tnr.com/article/environment-energy/aquacalypse-now

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