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The ocean seems infinitely huge, but we're emptying it.
That's the message of a 2003 study by Villy Christensen, Sylvie Guénette, and other researchers (via Paul Kedrosky).
The authors took a look at annual catches of popular North Atlantic fish over the past half-century, and estimated the change in fish populations over the last hundred years.
Below is the most frightening chart, which is based on the study (click for bigger).
Estimated fish population densities, 1900-1999
Annual catches, 1950-1999
More fishing, less fish
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