Wednesday, June 10, 2009

How Overfishing Almost Got Capt. Phillips Killed by Pirates

How Overfishing Almost Got Capt. Phillips Killed by Pirates : TreeHugger:

"t's estimated that $300 million worth of seafood is stolen from Somali waters altogether every year—a massive amount in any country, but even more so in one with such a depressed economy as Somalia's. Some local fisherman believe there will be no fishing industry to speak of if the practice goes on unchecked—so over-plundered are the fish populations in Somali waters."



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