50% of all the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny plants in the ocean called PHYTOPLANKTON.
Overf ishing is one of the biggest threats
to the health of the ocean today.
Our preference for eating large marine predators is a major part of the problem.
sharks are killed every year to satisfy global demand for shark f ins.
On average
Approximately 25% of the world's catch is bycatch – f ish and marine life that is caught unintentionally.
Globally, shrimp trawlers kill
an average of 9kg of marine life
for every 1kg of shrimp they catch.
OVER 51 MILLION
square kilometres of seaf loor, an area
larger than Asia
has been affected by bottom trawlers.