What happens if we overfish the oceans?
By: by Angela Royston
Series: Unstable Earth; Unstable Earth
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780750279284; 9780750283731
Subjects: Overfishing; Juvenile literature; Sustainable fisheries; Fisheries; Environmental aspects; Environment protection
Description: This book looks at the causes and effects of the overfishing of the oceans and asks what will happen to people, animals and the environment if the rapid depletion of fish stocks continues. It imagines scenarios at varying stages in the future and examines whether and how disaster can be averted.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Plenty of fish in the sea?; title: What is overfishing?; title: Factory fishing; title: Death and destruction; title: No more cod and chips : the North Sea 2020; title: Sea animals in danger; title: Villages deserted : West Africa 2030; title: Are fish farms the answer?; title: Consequences of fish farming; title: Starving billions : South East Asia 2040; title: Can fishing be sustainable?; title: It can be done : Iceland 2050; title: Will fishing survive?