The 17 Goals of the United Nations Member States for a Sustainable Development
How many percent of fish in the world have disappeared due to overfishing?
- 30%
- 63%
- 82%
About 30% of the world's fish have disappeared because of overfishing. The extinction rate is 63% for the European continental Atlantic Sea and 82% for the Mediterranean. Global warming and acidification of the oceans endangers oceans and hence life on earth.
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Oceans cover three quarters of the Earth's surface, and contain 97 per cent of the Earth's water.
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Over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.
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Healthy oceans can absorb about 30 per cent of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.
Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future. Take action!
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