Oceans at risk

 

Covering more than 70% of the planet’s surface, oceans regulate our climate, supply the oxygen we breathe, provide homes to an extraordinary variety of life, and are an incredible source of healthy food for billions of people.

Seafood is our last major food source that’s truly wild, and it provides food security for millions of people around the world who rely on it as their primary source of protein. Seafood is also crucial to the livelihoods of fishermen and fishing communities around the world. 

Unfortunately, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2018 State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report, 33.1% of global fisheries are overfished, in large part due to illegal and destructive fishing. 

There is a solution, however, and it’s never too late!