[mgleason_3]

"Coral reefs are incredibly tough, resilient ecosystems"

Well, it's very sad to see how badly reefs are fairing. Almost everywhere we go they look terrible. The bleaching is incredible - wreaking havoc on entire reef systems.

Most recently, we went to the Bahamas, a gorgeous place that should be teaming with fish. Very few people fishing - and so few fish we couldn't help but wonder if they'd long since been fished out.

And what are the local fishermen thinking? The same pattern seems to repeat all over the world. They just keep going until the fisheries collapse and they are left with nothing.

Unfortunately, most people can't see the problem. If more could, there might be more support to do something about it.

[adrianN]

The local fishermen's livelihood depends on fishing. They probably can't stop even if they understand the problems.

[bryanrasmussen]

Give a Man a fish and he will have food for a day, teach a man to fish and he will deplete his local ecosystem in order to feed his family.

I am in a more bleak mood than usual it seems.