Sustaining Our Ocean Playground?
Everyone loves seafood. But do you know the extent of how much we are drawing down on the ocean's resources? Read on as we reveal all...
Everyone loves seafood. But do you know the extent of how much we are drawing down on the ocean’s resources? Read on as we reveal all…
The global fishing fleet is 2 – 3 times larger than what the oceans can sustainably support.
Fisheries support
170 million
jobs
Oceans provide
60%
of dietary protein in tropical developing countries
Around 90% of all coral reefs will be threatened by 2030
Less than
2.8% of
the world’s
oceans are
protected
Around 2.8 billion people now live in coastal cities. This results in extensive pressure on marine resources and severe pollution of coastal waters
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