Ghost Waters - The Global Disappearance of Fish
Ghost Waters - The Global Disappearance of Fish Dr Jeff Hutchings (m): The World Bank in October of last year released a report in which they estimate that overfishing costs the world economy 50 billion dollars every year and has cost the economy 2 trillion in the last thirty years. HOST: Hallo, life-protecting viewers, and welcome to Planet Earth: Our Loving Home. On this edition we examine the very serious problem of overfishing and other harmful human activities that severely threaten the continued existence of our fish co-inhabitants. “Is the Sea Ours?” Produced by Greenpeace Brazil Lawrence Wahba (m): I’ve been diving in these waters from our coastline for more than 30 years, since I was seven, eight years old. And nowadays we see much less fish than we used to before. HOST: Due to intensive fishing over the recent decades, it is estimated that worldwide a staggering 90% of the ocean’s largest fish are now gone. Numerous species are at grave risk of ...