It is expected that familiar favourites such as cod, haddock, hake, tuna and plaice wil be off the menu for good, if something concrete cannot be done immediately, say scientists. They also said that exotic alternatives such as jellyfish may be all the ocean has left to offer us. Marine biologists are alarmed by the imbalances that are appearing in marine ecosystems due to over-fishing, pollution and climate change. Boris Worm, of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the Census of Marine Life project, informed that it is a time of great uncertainty. Worm and an international team of ecologists have taken a comprehensive look at the state of the world’s fisheries. In short, catches of wild fish are plummeting and the researchers predict that without steps to protect biodiversity, all current commercial fish and seafood species will collapse by 2050. According to a 2007 estimate of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) told that if we do empty the oceans of fish, it will leave a gaping hole in our diet. Fish provide around 20 percent of our intake of animal proteins. Jellyfish have been eaten for more than 1000 years in China, where they are often added to salads. In Japan they are served as sushi and in Thailand they are turned into a kind of crunchy noodle. Source: marieclaire.co.uk
