In a world in desperate need of people banding together to preserve nature, why has the issue of conserving the animals of the oceans become so contentious?
The main culprit of fish depletion is still that we consume more fish than nature can replenish. In the end, it is only government and legislators that can help mitigate the problem.
Since the 90s, growing demand for shark products, specifically fins, has coincided with serious population declines for a number of shark species throughout the world.