Overfishing
See also main pages: Ocean and Water Info on Marine Bio Major, also Global Warming and Plastic. As well as Marine Mammals and Ocean Research UCSC resources.
Census of Marine Life see also (video). New TEDtalk: Paul Snelgrove shares the results of the 10-year Census of Marine Life, and shares amazing photos of some of their surprising undersea finds. Related: Forage fish are important but declining. 11/11. UCSC alum has published an important book which got legal protection.
Seafood Watch's new dirty dozen fish that are bad for you and the planet (and better alternatives and data).
A ruling by a federal court in California threatens to upset a controversial new fishing management plan embraced by environmental groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund and The Nature Conservancy. 3/12
New report on fish farming 10/11
Shrimp has 10x the carbon footprint of beef 2/12
Ocean 2012 has nice map of fish stocks animated version.
Audio
Mark Kurlansky , Author, Cod, Salt and The World Without Fish. Link to talk5/11 Former commercial fisherman and best-selling author Kurlansky examines the devastating effects of industrialized fishing and shares simple rules that families can use to help support sustainable fishing.
Paul Greenberg, author of "Four Fish: the Future of the Last Wild Food," interview 8/10
Paul Greenberg: The Future Of 'Wild Fish', interview with author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food (also links to related stories) excerpt
