Today I saw this article reporting on a study clearly linking declining fish stocks to algal blooms (so-called 'toxic tides'). For me this situation drives home three things about sustainability.
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Unsustainable fishing causing 'toxic tides'
(via www.griinucompare.co.uk)
Submitted by thegreenginger on Thu, 2008-05-08 09:08. | Tags: food | health | nature | science | take action | ecosystems | fishing | imbalance | msc | sustainability | toxic tides
Positive Steps Towards Sustainable Fishing
(via www.griinucompare.co.uk)
In less than 20 years, the Grand Banks - a marine region off the coast of Canada - went from one of the richest fishing grounds in the world to a marine wasteland as overfishing destroyed the natural abundance (more).
Submitted by thegreenginger on Fri, 2008-05-02 09:08. | Tags: food | take action | fishing | msc | overfishing | positive | sustainability