The oceans of the earth are being over-fished at an alarming rate. Unlike farm raised fish (catfish, crawfish, carp, cod, tilapia, and salmon) the ocean fish cannot reproduce at a fast enough rate to keep up with the hunting-and-gathering of human consumption. The result is a fast decline in the populations of large ocean fish. Today only around 10% of the fish stocks remain from fifty years ago. Government reports state that 25% of ocean fish stocks are being overexploited, and 52% are being fully exploited. As a result of this overfishing we are losing species and we risk a collapse of the entire ocean fish stocks. Current estimates give us about 25 more years of fish stocks. The short-term solution is simple and easy - don't buy or consume any ocean caught seafood -. In the long term we need the following:

• worldwide fisheries management program.

• catch limits - scientifically determined limits.

• bycatch laws - prevent the unintentional killing of ocean life.

• protection of habitats' - spawning, nursing grounds, corals.

• monitoring and enforcement - strong monetary enforcement.

• remove government tax subsidies for ocean fishing.

• greater consumer awareness of the problem.