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Overfishing pushes 80% of Chinese fishermen towards bankruptcy | Liang Jialin Jiang Han... - 2 views

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  • In the past, a successful fishing trip might have netted hundreds of kilograms of the large yellow croaker, but you only get a few a year now, the captain said. This has lead to rocketing prices for the fish: from under 100 yuan a kilogram to 4,000 to 5,000 yuan. 
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      Fox H on 07 May 13
       
      Subtopic: What will fish extinction affect Paraphrase Before the extinction of fish, a fishing trip that was successful might have been to catch hundreds of large yellow croaker, but now you can only get a few a year. This leads to prices that go up for fish have changed from 100 yuan a kilogram to 5,000 yuan a kilogram. www.chinadialogue.net/...5221
  • “For the last two years profits from coastal fishing have been low,” explained Chen Jiming, chief engineer at Hainan Fisheries Research Institute. “Early estimates show that, with increasing fuel and labour costs, about 80% of fishermen will suffer losses without a diesel subsidy or similar support.”
  • China’s prawn catch once reached 40,000 tonnes a year, but recent surveys put the figure at only 7,000 tonnes. In the 1970s, most Chinese seerfish caught were three years old. By the 1990s, they were two years old and today they are only one year old. According to a report by Weihai fishery authorities, in the first quarter of 2012, some 80% of boats were tied up in port at any one time – at times, 90%. This is more than in any other year, and fishermen are now more likely to stop fishing before the end of the season.
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      Fox H on 07 May 13
       
      Subtopic: What will fish extinction affect Quote "China's prawn catch once reached 40,000 tonnes a year, but recent surveys put the figure at only 7,000 tonnes. In the 1970s, most Chinese seerfish caught were three years old. By the 1990s, they were two years old and today they are only one year old. According to a report by Weihai fishery authorities, in the first quarter of 2012, some 80% of boats were tied up in port at any one time - at times, 90%. This is more than in any other year, and fishermen are now more likely to stop fishing before the end of the season." www.chinadialogue.net/...5221
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Fish as food: aquaculture's contribution - 1 views

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  • Fish is a vital source of food for people. It is man’s most important single source of high-quality protein, providing ~16% of the animal protein consumed by the world’s population, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (1997). It is a particularly important protein source in regions where livestock is relatively scarce—fish supplies <10% of animal protein consumed in North America and Europe, but 17% in Africa, 26% in Asia and 22% in China (FAO, 2000). The FAO estimates that about one billion people world-wide rely on fish as their primary source of animal protein (FAO, 2000).
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      Fox H on 06 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Why fish are important in our lives Quote Fish is a vital source of food for people. It is man's most important single source of high-quality protein, providing ~16% of the animal protein consumed by the world's population, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (1997). It is a particularly important protein source in regions where livestock is relatively scarce-fish supplies <10% of animal protein consumed in North America and Europe, but 17% in Africa, 26% in Asia and 22% in China (FAO, 2000). The FAO estimates that about one billion people world-wide rely on fish as their primary source of animal protein (FAO, 2000). -James H. Tidwell and Geoff L. Allan
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Fish In The Human Diet | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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  • Walnuts, flax seed, seafood and fish are the main sources of omega-3 fats in the human diet and only fish and seafood provide the forms EPA and DHA.
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      Fox H on 06 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Why fish are important in our lives Paraphrase Fish is one of the few main sources of omega-3 fats and is the only food besides seafood to provide forms of EPA and DHA.
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Mediterranean fish in danger of going extinct - Telegraph - 1 views

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  • Also British tourists have driven demand for dishes like seabass after seeing the fish on cooking programmes or promoted by celebrity chefs.
  • Bluefin tuna, that is eaten as a speciality in Japan, is also in danger.
  • The use of fishing gear like driftnets, that catch all the fish in the area, were blamed for killing off fish that are not being eaten, as well as sharks, rays, dolphins, whales, turtles and birds.
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  • Cigarette butts are the most common forms of litter in most parts of the UK and the toxic chemicals could harm species like minnow, roach and rud.
  • A separate report found fish are affected by toxic chemicals from cigarette butts.
  • The report, compiled for the United Nations, blamed overfishing, pollution, loss of habitat and global warming.
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      Fox H on 06 May 13
       
      Subtopic: Reasons why fish are going extinct Paraphrase Overfishing, pollution, loss of habitat, and global warming are some of the other reasons why the United Nations think fish are going extinct. www.telegraph.co.uk/...n-danger-of-going-extinct.html
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Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048 - CBS News - 1 views

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  • But less than 1% of the global ocean is effectively protected right now.
  • But the issue isn't just having seafood on our plates. Ocean species filter toxins from the water. They protect shorelines. And they reduce the risks of algae blooms such as the red tide.
  • Already, 29% of edible fish and seafood species have declined by 90% -- a drop that means the collapse of these fisheries.
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  • The apocalypse has a new date: 2048.
  • The researchers analyzed data from 32 experiments on different marine environments.They then analyzed the 1,000-year history of 12 coastal regions around the world, including San Francisco and Chesapeake bays in the U.S., and the Adriatic, Baltic, and North seas in Europe.Next, they analyzed fishery data from 64 large marine ecosystems.And finally, they looked at the recovery of 48 protected ocean areas.Their bottom line: Everything that lives in the ocean is important. The diversity of ocean life is the key to its survival. The areas of the ocean with the most different kinds of life are the healthiest.
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Why would there be no more fish in 40 years?: Endangered Species: Animal Planet - 2 views

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  • Overfishing and destructive fishing practices like trawling, where fishers drag a weighted net along the sea bed and just grab up everything down there, whether they can sell it or not, deplete some species to point of collapse.
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      Fox H on 06 May 13
       
      Subtopic: reasons why fish are going extinct Quote "Overfishing and destructive fishing practices like trawling, where fishers drag a weighted net along the sea bed and just grab up everything down there, whether they can sell it or not, deplete some species to point of collapse." -Julia Layton
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