Concerning Fish: Hehem.

I think it's about time to refine our question. We've asked: how can we stop overfishing? And the answer: well I dearly hope it's rather obvious to you, stop (or at least decrease) fishing. Common sense, no? Alright, we know the answer to question one. And guess what? Fish stocks are going up. Finally.

Now guess what all the industries are demanding? Higher quotas. Hehem. Do you see the fatal flaw in this logic? I've even talked about it in other posts. So if you truly don't know the answer, feel free to read them. Anyway, perhaps the more essential question we should be asking is; how do we make people actually care about fish- beyond as a food source. 

Now you understand the fundamental issue, people simply don't care about fish. Why? Well, I'm not entirely certain. 

I guess they aren't fluffy: well neither are dolphins.

They live in a medium unavailable to humans: neither do birds or dolphins. 

So in conclusion, I don't know. All I do know, we need to change this mind set. Otherwise we will remain in a perpetual cycle of unsustainable fishing and overfishing. Think of it like a yoyo diet. Not healthy, and at the end of the day thoroughly useless.

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