Collapse of all fish, seafood species within 50 years

A school of fish in Tobago.
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According to a report in the Nov. 3 Science, a current trend points to a 90% decline in the catch of all fish and seafood species by 2048. Currently, 29% of all fish and seafood species have collapsed. This not only impacts a key source of food for human beings, but puts the ocean ecosystem's overall productivity and stability at risk at well. However, this trend is reversible — the researchers found that in 48 areas worldwide protected to improve marine biodiversity, species diversity improved dramatically.

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