1-fish, 2-fish, Now there's no fish...

[Triana]

...

Our oceans have become our toilets, our landfills and our grocery stores. The toxins, garbage and other pollutants in our oceans are more imminent and realistic threats than sharks. It’s sad but true that we dump countless millions of pounds of trash and sewage into the seemingly endless deep blue, without acknowledging the serious environmental consequences of our actions. In fact, this summer you might be more apt to wade through countless plastic bags and other pieces of trash than a school of fish. And, in a seemingly contradictory practice, we mine the depths of our polluted oceans for food.

We’re fishing and consuming unsustainable amounts of seafood using irresponsible practices. Much of the fish are caught using miles of metal chain nets that scoop up everything in their path, including marine mammals, turtles, coral and endangered fish. Bottom trawling is the mountain-top mining removal of our oceans, destroying everything in its path to feed our palates and economies. Because of our behaviors, the United Nations reports that 70% of the world’s fisheries are fully exploited...


http://www.takepart.com/blog/2009/06/08/1-fish-2-fish-now-theres-no-fish-sarahs-social-action-snapshot/

[bbinacan]

1. WTF?

"In fact, this summer you might be more apt to wade through countless plastic bags and other pieces of trash than a school of fish."

Where did this person go to the beach?

[sam sarrha]

2. i think you missed the point of the story... it wasnt about the trash.. but there is a shitload in

the oceans, causing serious damage

[SPedigrees]

3. and there is an island of trash larger than the state of Texas floating somewhere in the S. Pacific

But yeah the article is about how we have fished all the fish from the sea, a feat I couldn't have imagined some 50 years ago.

[Kablooie]

4. In that case ... I'm going to Disney World!!!