90% of the world's fish stocks have been depleted

In less than a century, man has managed to completely transform the marine ecosystem, eliminating significant amounts of water, driving the blue fin tuna species close to extinction and depleting 90% of fish stocks. Experts wonder: Could stopping overfishing be the solution to the problem? Let's let the numbers do the talking. As our population has grown, so has the amount of seafood and fish we consume, which now form an important part of the diet of three billion people worldwide. Accordingly, scientists now estimate that approximately 3.5 trillion fish live in all oceans, seas and lakes combined. If we calculate the rest of the destructive practices adopted by man and which fatally affect the marine ecosystem, we will easily notice that the equation is unequal. In less than a century, once-thriving ecosystems have turned into deserts, while one of the world's favorite fish, the blue fin tuna, is on the verge of extinction due to illegal fishing. In fact, man has completely ...