and industries to mandate sustainable use of the ocean
resources: "Loss of fish stocks leads to job losses. Poor
ocean management results in $50 billion of lost revenue
a year, according to the World Bank."
Wild fish is the most renewable and sustainable food
source we have, states Maxwell. The extinction of a single
fish species upsets the fine balance of predators and prey.
Last year someone paid $1.7 million for a blue fin tuna;
we extract 100 million sharks per year just for their fins.
With statistics like these, it is high time for each of us to
claim our essential connection with the high seas. H
For more information, visit:
http://theterramarproject.org
To befriend a species: http://theterramarproject.org/species
To claim a parcel of ocean: http//theterramarproject.org/parcels
Virtual Dive: http://theterramarproject.org/virtualdive
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