Tuna at risk of extinction due to overfishing.
In honor of World Oceans Day, media organizations across the globe, including CNN in the US and the Telegraph in Britain, have published stories highlighting the threat to global tuna populations from years of overfishing.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has stated that 90 percent of the world’s big fish, including tuna, have been fished out of the ocean already.
In 2007, the United Nations projected that due to the combined threat of climate change and fishing, the entire global fish population is expected to collapse by 2050.
VOICE: During an interview in November 2008, Supreme Master Ching Hai, who frequently expresses her concern for the perilous state of our planet, spoke on humankind’s role in the welfare of our co-inhabitants.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: We have to stop it somehow. Just stop the fishing. The government has to forbid fishing because it’s too important to our survival to delay any further.
Not only is there overfishing and depleting of the marine life, but there is also side killing. Like when the commercial long liners go fishing, they normally target swordfish but then they’re killing tens of thousands of sea turtles, by the way, and hundreds of thousands of sea birds and millions of sharks every year.
This accidental killing is about 25% extra of all global catch.To stop this destructive practice of fishing, the solution is vegetarian diet, no fishy stuff in our meals.
VOICE: Thank you CNN, the Telegraph, and other media working to alert the public of the threat posed to tuna and other sea creatures due to overfishing.
May our combined efforts encourage people everywhere to turn toward a sustainable, plant-based diet for the support of all life on Earth. Reference
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2009/06/07/damon.indo.food.security.cnn?iref=24hours,
http://www.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/publications/?uNewsID=92540,
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/how-tuna-conquered-the-world-1700127.html,
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rising-demand-will-deplete-fish-stock-by-2050/189300/
From slaughterground to a thriving region of new life.
Giant leatherback turtles are critically endangered from fishing, pollution, and hunting. In Trinidad’s Matura Beach, one in every three of the majestic animals used to perish from the activities of poachers, causing a stench that extended for miles. In 1990, Mrs. Lakhan Baptiste and several others formed the environmental group, Nature Seekers, and began to voluntarily patrol the beaches every night to save the turtles.
Through her brave persistence, these historic animals now enjoy a 100 percent survival rate on the beach, with over 5,000 turtles that now nest there each year.In addition, these successes are attracting 10,000 tourists annually, giving Trinidadians a new source of income.
Mrs. Baptiste has been honored by the United Nations Environment Program for her exemplary efforts with an award.A hero’s salute, Mrs. Lakhan Baptiste and members of Nature Seekers, for your compassionate endeavors that have transformed the disturbing plight of Matura Beach into a beautiful victory.
Blessed be such selfless determination and care as yours to inspire further harmonious co-existence amongst all beings.
Reference
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/cnnheroes.suzan.lakhan.baptiste/index.html#cnnSTCText
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