Over-fishing, not climate change, is greatest danger to world's oceans

Over-population is the world's greatest danger. But don't advocate birth control, don't advocate abstinence, someone will jump down your throat about it.

Rene you are right Overpopulation, soon 10bn people,  has to be regulated in Developping countries. 1 child per Family like in china. No other way

China definately has seen benefits from their policies about population control, but it doesn't seem to be that simple.  With the balance of population comes lots of other domestic issues such as massive abortion rates and even abductions.  There is a reason most of the children adopted from China are girls, women don't carry on the family name, and remove money from the family rather than bring it in.  A lot more social issues and historical norms need to be solved before implementing drastic population control policies.  Not many past civilizations had to deal with an uneven balance of men and women.

Doesn't stop the Chinese men from buying tiger parts to improve their virility tho. Nor has it stopped their population from exploding.

I agree that is is definitely about over-population in all parts of the world. There just isn't enough stocks of fish and animals for food to sustain the growing world anymore. I can't see a way out of it at all.

>Nor has it stopped their population from exploding.

China will be interesting to watch. They are aging. Getting to be an old population and will be facing the problem of how to support everybody when they are all retired.

Sadly we are frittering our chances at a crucial time.

Our politicians and industry captains have been a collective disaster and we, the people, have to do more than mark a ballot paper every few years - we have to maintain continued pressure for enlightened directions.

As our resources diminish there will be a distinct prospect of conflict as the scant resources are captured by the rich and powerful. We are seeing the early signs already. Out of desperation people will rise up in anger and turn the World into chaos.

We have to do more than sit on the sidelines and wring our hands - it is time for collective action.

I have noted there are three or four remarks about China.

Did not note the more girls thing when I have visited China I am sure I would being a man.

This old and balance thing as been used by anti-birth control people, I also did not notice more old age people than young in China.

But of course I did not count and perhaps my opinion may not count, lol

As far as I know China has its population in check and its not expanding, however here in the Philippines its expanding due to lack of really needed birth countrol of course this is due to some old foggies sitting in the Vatican thinking they know best. Yet the catholic priests dont go forth to multiply, lol (ops some do and some can't as they study a different menu as the event of nature made them that way).  

But please note be carefull what you read and hear about China as there is a load of western propaganda issued especially from the american government. This is the same with Russia.

help put a stop to overfishing it is becomeing a danger to our oceans!!!!! i am doing a project on it and this article will definatley help me!

This morning I received an email from a friend who is sailing around the world. This is what he has to say about the eastern Pacific rim.

" Our loop through the Philippines earlier this year was very depressing.  Even in places where there was not a lot of garbage in the water and the water was clear, there was very little sealife, only dead coral barrens with urchins and starfish.  The place is so poor, so corrupt, with a handful of families controlling all the money, and everyone else trying to keep it together from day to day.  And it could be beautiful.  In my 6 crossings of the South China Sea, and time off shore of Malaysia, we see lots of garbage in the water, and underwater off the resort islands of east Malaysia, while the water is fairly clear and there's still a variety of marine life to see, there's also a growth of green algae, beginning to intrude into the coral, likely indicative of sewage content in the water.  I'm told by one of my marine biologist friends that the large schools of hammerheads, giant manta rays and whale sharks we used to dive with in central Sea of Cortez (1970s-80s) are long-gone due to Japanese factory ships.  All very depressing."

As someone who feels a deep enthrallment with Chinese cultural heritage, I enjoyed your excellent observations!  Thank you ! ..... :) and, of course, I prefer to lol too