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But both of these things have large global repercussions, hence the newsworthiness. Maybe salmon in particular is a bad proxy because I believe most Salmon, at

But both of these things have large global repercussions, hence the newsworthiness. Maybe salmon in particular is a bad proxy because I believe most Salmon, at least in the US, is farm raised, but it demonstrates the increasing prices of fish - a staple food in many regions - due to overfishing. I think we know the repercussions of oil, but a big way it affects the US is the drop in jobs due to falling oil prices and a misguided massive capital over investment in tar sands.

ajross 11y ago
In fact where the oil price spikes led to (in hindsight, over-) investment in new production methods that are now online, Peak Fish (ocean-caught fish) actually passed us by something like a decade ago already. And you can't frack more Bluefin out of the water like you can crude.
AznHisoka 11y ago
Agreed. I'd pay a 10X premium for real, fresh salmon from Norway or Vancouver. So saying it's more expensive than oil isn't saying much