Fish resources

Spread out in their 3.5 million boats, some 140 million people live off fishing worldwide. A billion more depend on seafood as their main source of protein, and yet overfishing is threatening just about every marine ecosystem out there. If these collapse, so do fish stocks. Tuna, cod and swordfish are already down some 90 per cent. To prevent an environmental and human disaster we must set up sustainable fishing practices, which has to include a cap on catches, temporary closures for fish reproduction and an absolute stop to illegal and unregulated fishing. Marine protected areas are also a key part of the solution and one that the Changing Oceans Expedition will explore and contribute to during its journeys.