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Are we overfishing the oceans?

The world's marine fisheries peaked in the 1990s, when the global catch was higher than it is today.  And the populations of key commercial species like bluefin tuna and cod have dwindled, in some cases falling more than 90 percent.  ... The amount of effort that fishermen have put into catching fish has increased significantly in the past three decades, as measured by engine power and days that fishermen spend at sea.  But the amount of fish actually caught has nevertheless stagnated since the 1990s. Yes, we are!

Time out of the door

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 In these last months it has been a lot of working in the computer: writing and thinking and rewriting and rethinking. Not so fun for me. But equally important for science. The good thing in these days is to come outdoor *. See the amazing colors of the trees. From red, yellow, brown, green...a rainbow. The light is especially and more and more scarce. The sunset today was at 15:52. It changes very fast:  in 2 weeks could be at 15:30.  So when one is indoor with a beautiful blue sky, it feels to go outdoor. My street has nice colors. I like to look around. Old houses between buildings. Yellow, red and blue. The light in the coast is equally beautiful.  The sea reflects the colors. The end of the sunlight gives hope for more enlightenment days. * Which justifies why  I do not had spend time updating this blog, looking to Facebook, speaking on Skype, and sometimes not even sending emails :)