Looks like those claiming that it’s time to put more restrictions on commercial fishing are up against reality.
Thank God for little miracles.
A new study shows it would be impossible to replace the amount of protein we get from the ocean with land-based agriculture.
The analysis finds that harvesting fewer fish would require more land to make up for the protein loss, leading to loss of biodiversity.
“Replacing the harvesting of fish would necessitate substantially more land for agricultural production to make up the ensuing protein gap, meaning it would not be a quick solution for sustainability,” reports SeafoodSource.com.
The study, titled “Biodiversity Consequences of Replacing Animal Protein From Capture Fisheries With Animal Protein From Agriculture,” features research from scientists in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Sweden.
Their work found that replacing all animal protein taken from marine fisheries could require an additional 2.5 million square miles of land for livestock and poultry production, the report reveals.
To put that in perspective, the additional landmass needed would exceed the area covered by Brazil’s rainforests, according to The Global Seafood Alliance of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
“What would happen if the filmmakers behind Seaspiracy got their way and the world stopped catching fish? Or if Sea Shepard’s Paul Watson realized his goal of no more commercial fishing boats in the water? Would the planet be a utopia of abundance? The answer given by a recent publication is a resounding no,” writes Max Mossler, managing editor of sustainablefisheries-uw.org and an employee of the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington.
Fire up your lobster bibs folks!
Bad News For The ‘Seapiracy’ Anti-fishing Karens: Beef And Poultry Unsustainable As Alternatives To Seafood
By Ted Cohen
