If totally left alone, that an ocean fishery could completely recover in like seven years. The only country that has successfully rebuilt stocks based on legislation is actually the us. Other countries like canada and europe, they have similar legislation, but they don't implement it. And the result is that the stocks don't recover. How much that is due to our economic privilege that we can afford beef and other things in other countries? So this is a fish version of nimbi.
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