Anyone else besides Bill Maher read that no fish in 40?

[lonestarnot]

He was on Letterman last night and said that he had read that. He also called Mittens a spineless glob of goo referencing the jellyfish.



"[t]he future looks bright if you’re a spineless glob of goo. Which is why I say, Mitt Romney in 2016, ladies and gentlemen.”

[The Traveler]

1. Yep. Several reports/studies

The condition of the oceans is shocking.

Trav

[lonestarnot]

2. So disgusting what we have done.

Do you remember where you read that number?

[pkdu]

3. From a few years ago...

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/endangered-species/no-more-fish.htm

[lonestarnot]

5. Thank you.

[The Traveler]

4. You'll find various articles

giving various estimates of how long until fish stocks collapse ... but mostly in the range of 40-60 years It's not really news ... this article is from 2006. And Dr. Sylvia Earle has been trying to warn us about this since the early 1990s. (I consider her book, I think it was called "Sea Change" essential reading.)

Here's one ... good starting point for some searchin'.

Seafood May be Gone by 2048

I'm a science geek, but I observe that the scientific method begins with a selecting a phenomenon for study. So I regard my own experiences as a scuba diver, the experiences of other divers, and sailors as being descriptive of the phenomena ... essential input to the scientific method. This article is powerfully written, and while it does not represent scientific observation but the experience of a well seasoned deep water sailor ... if you will, another source of input to the method.

The Ocean Is Broken

Let me know if you want more ... I have to focus on work for while but I will put together some more links if you wish.

Trav

[lonestarnot]

6. I think I may have read the first. I can barely stand to read it but I'm going to read it again to.

see if it is what I recall. Farrah Facet said she would miss the rain when she died. I will miss the sea and it's creatures when I'm gone. I know the work focus thing. Thank you for taking the time to post the two that you did.