British fish species plummet 94% in the last 118 years.
Researchers from the University of York in the United Kingdom have found that the industrialization of fishing has exploited fish stocks and has dramatically altered seabed ecosystems, with many marine species that have since collapsed.

Species that have been heavily fished as food items, such as halibut, turbot and plaice have fallen 94% in numbers since 1889. Moreover, cod has declined 87%, with hake decreasing by more than 95%.
The researchers note that fishing laws and quotas have thus far been ineffective in replenishing fish populations. Study co-author Ruth Thurstan commented, “I hope this allows people to realize just how much the seas have been altered and how much has been lost.”

Meanwhile, overfishing combined with global warming and pollution, has also endangered other regions such as the Mediterranean Sea.

Philippe Cousteau, son of French environmentalist and explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, is also CEO of the ocean education organization EarthEco International.

He commented on the drastic change of the world’s oceans since the time of his grandfather, legendary oceanographer and conservationist Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Philippe Cousteau (M): The Mediterranean Ocean is a dead sea. Well, my grandfather was diving 40-50 years ago. You can go back and see those films and look at that footage.
And you go back to the same places today and it’s changed so much. And these places with coral and full of life, you go back and it looks like desert under water.

Supreme Master TV : And what do you propose as a solution to all of this?

Philippe Cousteau (M): Cutting back on meat is a very important one because of all the carbon waste, all the animal waste that goes into the water supplies and pollutes the water and the oceans.
Also thinking about cutting back on simple things every day, like plastic bags, plastic bottles. Plastic is a very, very terrible substance that is polluting our oceans and polluting water everywhere and our land. We have a motto that says, “It’s not that you can make a difference, it’s that everything you do makes a difference.”

VOICE: Our thanks Mr. Cousteau and scientists for raising our awareness about the plight of our depleted oceans. May we all lend a hand in restoring the beauty and balance of our precious water planet by respecting and granting peace to all life forms of the sea.

At a March 2009 climate change conference in Xalapa City, Mexico, Supreme Master Ching Hai urged for humankind’s care of all co-inhabitants, including those that support the living oceans.


http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE64345420100504
http://planetark.org/wen/57861 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1272378/Extraordinary-decline-British-
fish-stocks-drop-94-cent.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
http://www.ssacn.org/ssacn-library/scientific-papers/changes-in-the-firth-of-clyde
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/mediterranean-degradation/

Young US eco-heroes presented President’s Environmental Youth Awards.
Winners from ten regions of the country were honored with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s presidential prizes in Washington, DC as they received acclaim for their contributions to a greener world.

Top honors went to youths such as Sarah Jo Lambert of Texas, USA for her project “Vision Is Green,” designed to inspire young people to create a more balanced world through an environmental education center built out of eco-friendly materials.

Other awardees include seven Westerly Middle School students from Rhode Island for their project “Turn Grease into Fuel” as well as middle school students from Illinois for their team “Recycle Because You Care.”
Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Bharat Mathur said, “The work of these motivated students shows that you can be an environmental champion at any age.”

Our accolades and admiration, all eco-conscious youths for your remarkable green achievements! Blessed be such efforts as yours in renewing our Earth’s natural harmony and sustainability for all life.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/cdb31c96cbe58abd8525772900671325?OpenDocument
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d
/3093ed54a1fd97d485257728006a9b13!OpenDocument  
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/d74bda5089c83193852577290056218b?OpenDocument  
http://www.epa.gov/peya/winners.html

French National Assembly presented with veg solution.
French Parliamentarians and other dignitaries were treated on May 19 to a vegetarian buffet and informational seminar. The event was hosted by a consortium of individuals and veg organizations sponsoring the website Viande.info (Meat.info), which is calling for a moratorium on factory farming and a reduction in the animal product consumption, with support from Parliament member Yves Cochet, journalist Yolain de la Bigne
and author and actor Laurent Baffie and many others.

Besides the delicious repast, the guests had the opportunity to learn about the adverse health and environmental impacts of meat-eating along with the benefits of veg fare.

As stated by Senate member Jacques Muller, "Less meat is more health, more for the environment and more for international solidarity."

Parliament member Cochet added, “We need to bring awareness to the government about the possibility of an amendment in the law that would establish a vegetarian day per week."

Paris is already home to a number of other initiatives promoting plant-based cuisine including school cafeterias that serve a purely vegetarian menu one day each week.

Bravo, Viande.info sponsors, Parliament members Cochet and Muller, journalist de la Bigne and Mr. Laurent Baffie for your efforts to foster both greater humanity and health.

May the lovely people of France, and beyond, be graced with the manifold health and eco-benefits of wholesome vegan fare.
http://www.20minutes.fr/article/405838/Planete-Trop-de-viande-nuit-a-l-environnement.php


Darryl Carpenter of US-based CW Roberts Contracting and sub-contractor Otis Goodson develop a simple but effective hay-soaking method of cleaning oil, which is adopted by their regional government to protect beaches from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
http://www.northwestflorida.com/?q=node/25
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100510/sc_ynews/ynews_sc1978
http://boulderreporter.com/2010/05/the-gulf-oil-spill-needs-a-hero/