Publication - 17 November, 2005
Three quarters of the world’s fish stocks are under threat from over fishing accordingto the United Nations. Our oceans are vast, but not limitless. They give life to theplanet and contain 80 percent of all life on it. They provide the primary food sources formillions of people. Yet, only a tiny area of ocean (0.01 percent) is protected fromincreasingly destructive human activity. Such a small percentage is simply not enough.