More than four fifths of people support the introduction of a nature reserve in our seas to protect stocks of fish, according to a survey published today on World Oceans Day.
The poll came ahead of the launch of a film, The End Of The Line, which reveals the impacts of overfishing on the world's oceans.
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The poll is presented, followed by the story of endangered fish populations due to overfishing. The trailer to a new film is included.
"The world needs to understand over-fishing ranks up there beside climate change, human overpopulation and food security as one of the four big problems facing the present century. “We’re going to have to start managing large abundant fish populations for healthy oceans, rather than hunting down the last fish and then moving onto the next species.”
Human overpopulation is at the core of the problem.
Human overpopulation is at the core of the problem.