In the wake of the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, among all the dead sea life and oil-encrusted beaches, the importance of conservation of the oceans looms even greater.
With the BP oil spill eclipsing even the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker incident in size and scope, and with no end in sight, this spill only adds to the degradation already occurring in the world's oceans.
Part of the underwater ecosystem damage is due to environmental mishaps. But the other, often overlooked reason, is simply overfishing. And like the deep-sea oil leak of BP, there is little agreement on how to stop the overfishing of our oceans.
For example, the Chinese, Japanese and Russians will not support a world measure to stop overfishing sharks, and the United Nations will not unanimously protect the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna. So that leaves it up to the citizens of our planet to help nature.
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