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Fish catch in East Africa is down 75% in 30 years. That’s huge - given increased population, hunting effort and “fishing down the food chain”, as species previo
by GreeniFi 8y ago
Fish catch in East Africa is down 75% in 30 years. That’s huge - given increased population, hunting effort and “fishing down the food chain”, as species previously not eaten are now fished. There will undoubtedly be substitution - but we barely understand the 2nd order effects, let alone 3rd , 4rth and 5th.
- ponzored 8y agoSomalia population 1987: 6.1 million. 2017 population: 11.4 million. Just one country, but that might have something to do with it. 2100: 58 million. I can only imagine the environmental destruction that will go along with that. https://www.populationpyramid.net/somalia/2017/ https://www.populationpyramid.net/somalia/2017/ Meanwhile, what do countries like Somalia produce to enrich our civilization? The country has zero scientific output: https://www.natureindex.com/country-outputs/generate/All/global/All/score https://www.natureindex.com/country-outputs/generate/All/glo... And foreign aid makes up 23% of their GDP. In business it is common to dispense with non-performing assets. Can entire countries and peoples be non-performing? This might sound harsh, but in the era of resource depletion and global warming, mother nature herself is going to be harsh. I think our aid should be wholly in the form of contraception, not food. A ballooning African population is good for nobody.
- waivek 8y agoI agree. If I was a native American a few centuries ago I would also think something similar. What do Europeans contribute to us other than killing of our loved ones and almost extinguishing our race. A ballooning European population is not good.
- ponzored 8y agoEuropeans have been responsible for the majority of scientific advances we all enjoy today. Native Americans died from diseases and conflicts with a superior group of people. Competition for resources is a core driver of evolution and is nothing new for any species on Earth.
- waivek 8y agoEuropeans got the lucky bounce of Genghiz Khan. It's very probable that the Islam golden age would have beaten Europeans to the punch if not for him. And what do you mean by "superiors group of people"?
- ponzored 8y agoSuperior technology.
- sctb 8y agoYou post too many unsubstantive, inflammatory, ideological comments with a suspicious ethnocentricity. If you keep doing this we'll ban the account because that's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- frockington 8y agoHorses were a cause of celebration back then
- awodol 8y agoI can assure you that Somalians are not the main contributer to the devestation of the areas like the Gulf of Aden. Most fishing there happens illegally from your "superior countries" taking advantage of the weak country's lack of protection of it's legal fishing waters. When people are fishers and foreign government's come into their land and drain the fish, people get angry.