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5. I doubt that Occupy or a global shift in consciousness will do it.

Tue May 29, 2012, 05:11 PM

May 2012

What will stop us from strip-mining the oceans is the disappearance of fish. Coming within two decades to an ocean near you.

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Who's got their hands on all our fish? [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP

Likely it's the factory fishing fleets. They 'strip mine' the ocean. freshwest May 2012 #1

I'd like to see the "factory fishing fleets" outlawed. hunter May 2012 #3

I doubt that Occupy or a global shift in consciousness will do it. GliderGuider May 2012 #5

The good news being that commercial extinction XemaSab May 2012 #6

Here's to the former for the industrial corporations! Nihil May 2012 #7