Recent news reports and social media sites have made many aware that after being fished in the Mediterranean for centuries the Atlantic bluefin tuna population is at serious risk of collapse but there are a number of other fish species once taken for granted that are also in trouble.
Recent news reports and social media sites have made many aware that after being fished in the Mediterranean for centuries the Atlantic bluefin tuna population is at serious risk of collapse but there are a number of other fish species once taken for granted that are also in trouble.
Popular choices including swordfish red snapper and Chilean sea bass are in real danger of being lost to future generations. Atlantic cod was once a vital part of the Massachusetts economy and been heavily fished for the last 50 years. The nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund says “U.S. and Canadian cod stocks remain extremely depleted and European populations have declined as well.” The organization asks consumers to look for cod that has been caught by hook-and-line and avoid Atlantic cod caught with bottom trawls.
The Seafood Watch program of the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium says the global catch of wild fish leveled off over 20 years ago and 70 percent of the world’s fisheries are being harvested at capacity or are in decline. The National Marine Fisheries Service says 60 important fisheries in the U.S are overfished or undergoing overfishing.
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