Sea Slaves

From pet food to sushi, seafood around the world is caught by slaves. After a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation, this issue is finally coming to light. Informed decision-making by consumers and legislators can help end these human rights abuses.

To learn more about sea slaves, visit the following:

• 'Sea Slaves': The Human Misery That Feeds Pets and Livestock
• Fishermen Slaves: Human Trafficking and the Seafood We Eat
• Associated Press: Seafood from Slaves

Trash and Pollution

What do trash, oil, and fertilizer have in common? They're all land-based sources of ocean pollution. In fact, a staggering 80% of ocean pollution has a land-based source, which means that humans have the responsibility for and power to clean up our seas.

To learn more about trash and pollution in our oceans, visit the following:

• Choking the Oceans With Plastic
• Sea of Trash - Polluting the World's Oceans
• From Ocean to Beach - Tons of Plastic Pollution

Overfishing

Overfishing is one of the most serious challenges facing today's oceans. The global fleet is 2-3 times larger than the ocean can sustain, meaning that fish populations are being depleted at dangerous rates. Often lacking regulation, global fishing is destructive to the ocean, the fish inhabiting it, and the people depending on it. 

To learn more about overfishing, visit the following:

• World Wildlife Fund - Overfishing
• Nature - Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales
• Where Have All the Cod Gone?