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I'm still disappointed however that there is not greater public awareness about the problems of over-fishing. Infact, I'd go as far as to say there is zero publ

I'm still disappointed however that there is not greater public awareness about the problems of over-fishing. Infact, I'd go as far as to say there is zero public awareness about where fish actual come from. It sounds silly I know, but fish is consistently touted as a healthy food and how we should eat more and more fish because it's good for you. Correct, it may be good for us, but it's simply not sustainable to eat more and more. I'm always surprised when I ask my friends where they think the fish they're eating came from and they're nearly all unaware that there even was huge problem with fish stocks. I mean come one, Pacific Bluefin tuna has declined by 96%!!! and it's a similar story for North Sea Cod. There should be a greater focus on 'sustainable managed fisheries' vs open sea fishing, in the same way as people are aware of the difference between factory farming and free range. also, it wouldn't hurt if everyone ate a little less fish (and meat for that matter)

afarrell 12y ago
I'm pretty sure Billy Joel fans are well aware of the problem of overfishing, at least in the New England region.
- kissickas 12y ago
  Billy Joel - "Downeaster Alexa" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVlDSzbrH5M&feature=kp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVlDSzbrH5M&feature=kp
knowtheory 12y ago
The ocean is another place where climate change is really really obvious, but also largely unknown by the public. The ocean functions as a huge reservoir for absorbing & trapping CO2. But absorption of CO2 turns into carbonic acid, and humans are producing so much CO2 that we are measurably changing the pH of the ocean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification
mikestew 12y ago
One thing I found helpful is the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch iOS app[0]. Fancy some fatty tuna? Salmon? Look it up, find out if it's ocean-friendly. It opened my eyes to things I thought might be good (farmed salmon, right? Leaves the wild salmon alone?) that actually were quite bad (nope, salmon farms spew all kinds of nasty waste). [0] http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_iphone.aspx http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_iphone.a...

afarrell 12y ago

I'm pretty sure Billy Joel fans are well aware of the problem of overfishing, at least in the New England region.

kissickas 12y ago
Billy Joel - "Downeaster Alexa" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVlDSzbrH5M&feature=kp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVlDSzbrH5M&feature=kp

knowtheory 12y ago

The ocean is another place where climate change is really really obvious, but also largely unknown by the public. The ocean functions as a huge reservoir for absorbing & trapping CO2. But absorption of CO2 turns into carbonic acid, and humans are producing so much CO2 that we are measurably changing the pH of the ocean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification

mikestew 12y ago

One thing I found helpful is the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch iOS app[0]. Fancy some fatty tuna? Salmon? Look it up, find out if it's ocean-friendly. It opened my eyes to things I thought might be good (farmed salmon, right? Leaves the wild salmon alone?) that actually were quite bad (nope, salmon farms spew all kinds of nasty waste). [0] http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_iphone.aspx http://www.seafoodwatch.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_iphone.a...