Oceans Of Nothing

     Imagine life without fish. Fishermen won't have a job, father and son fishing days will be over, and we won't be able to eat our most favorite type of sushi. The fish population is decreasing. By the middle of this centry, fishermen will have almost nothing left to catch. More and more fish are dying one by one.  

     Knowing that by the middle of this centry, fishermen will have almost nothing left to catch, meaning that the fishermen will now have to hunt for a new job and no fish for us and prices will increase on fish. According to Stephen Palumbi, a Stanford University marine biologist and co-author of the study published in science, "None of us regular working folk are going to be able to afford seafood, it's going to be too rare and too expensive."Over the past 3 decades, the fish export trade has grown fourfold, to 30 milion tons, and its value has increased $71 billion. It's sad to know that the fish population is decreasing, with that knowledge fishers should be cautious about how much fish they plan to take. About 90% of the ocean's big predators, like cod and tuna, have been fished out of existence, yet the destructive fishing practices have destroyed tuna and cod has not declined. At least 29% of fished species have already collapsed, according to the study, and this trend is accelerating. 

     We, as the consumers of fish, have to be more cautious in knowing how much fish we "need" and discipline ourselves to throw back the un-needed fish so that they will mature and produce. By letting the fish mature and produce, will possibly increase the fish population. If we keep that trend going, there will be more fishermen out at sea, more father and son fishing days, and we would get to eat all the sushi we want! Fish without life is life without fish.