If you were somehow the benevolent dictator, and your sole goal was to improve the health of ocean fisheries, what sort of changes would you implement? I would immediately abolish subsidies that are directed at making fishing effort cheaper. And i would set up the network of marine protected areas that we talked about all tamberdon don't do again. The us has done in various parts of the world, but like france, it's done mainly in the pacific,. away from nasty fishes that will protest though.
On this episode, we meet with Professor at the University of British Columbia and Founder of Sea Around Us, Dr. Daniel Pauly.
Dr. Pauly shares the role warming sea water plays in fish migration. How do warming temperatures affect water oxygen levels and fish behavior?
Dr. Pauly explains that the world has passed peak fish, and why contemporary metrics do not always paint a complete picture of our dire situation.
About Daniel Pauly
Dr. Daniel Pauly is a Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia, the Founder of the Sea Around Us, and author of more than a dozen books.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/15-daniel-pauly