–Sea life Sea life in dangerin danger

• Mrs. kamal :how much is the swordfish, please?assistant: twenty-three pounds a kilo.Mrs. kamal: that's more than the most expensive meat! your prices keep going up!assistant: I'm sorry, but we're paying more and more, so they have to go up, too.Mrs. kamal :but why is it happening?Sámi: it's because the sea is being over-fished , mum. we've been learning this at school.Mrs. kamal: tell me more.Sámi: well, all the adult fish are being caught. that means young ones aren't being produced. and that means fish populations everywhere are falling these days.

• Mrs. kamal: is anything being done about it?assistant: well, yes, fishermen are being stopped from catching too many fish. they're being stopped by the government. they aren't allowed to go out in their fast, modern boats as much as they used to.Mrs. Kamal :so will there be more fish again?assistant: we there will-in the end.Mrs. kamal: and will prices come down?assistant:we hope so.Mrs. kamal: well, I'm very sorry, but until then, we'll have to buy something cheaper. come on, sami. let's go!

Will the oceans live or die?

Will the oceans live or die?

• Fish and other sea creatures are Fish and other sea creatures are disappearing fast. In many places, there disappearing fast. In many places, there has been a change that is very easy and sad has been a change that is very easy and sad to see. . to see. .

• Near land , it is often caused by Near land , it is often caused by pollutionHowever, in the deep oceans, the pollutionHowever, in the deep oceans, the cause is often over –fishing.cause is often over –fishing.

• Fishing used to be difficult, Fishing used to be difficult, dangerous and often not very successful. dangerous and often not very successful. However, fishermen then began getting However, fishermen then began getting help from modern technology. They got help from modern technology. They got powerful boats that could sail anywhere. powerful boats that could sail anywhere. They got equipment that could find fish They got equipment that could find fish deep underwater. And to catch them, they deep underwater. And to catch them, they got nets up to three kilometers long. got nets up to three kilometers long. Fishing become less difficult, less Fishing become less difficult, less dangerous and much more successful.dangerous and much more successful.

• it has become too successful . the sea is it has become too successful . the sea is now begin badly over-fished, and we risk now begin badly over-fished, and we risk causing the oceans to die.causing the oceans to die.

• The situation seemed to be even worse The situation seemed to be even worse for whales 30 years ago .they were hunted for whales 30 years ago .they were hunted everywhere too for their meat and oil, and everywhere too for their meat and oil, and several species were disappearing . there several species were disappearing . there was areal risk of losing these amazing , was areal risk of losing these amazing , intelligent mammals completely.intelligent mammals completely.

• Government avoided doing anything for Government avoided doing anything for years, but finally the world agreed to act.years, but finally the world agreed to act. In In fact, fact,

• In 1985, nearly every country stopped In 1985, nearly every country stopped catching whales. As a result of this success, catching whales. As a result of this success, whale population are not usually hunted whale population are not usually hunted

• Now and are slowly growing again. Now and are slowly growing again. • However, fish population are still being However, fish population are still being

badly damage. In Europe, fisherman are not badly damage. In Europe, fisherman are not allowed to catch as many fish as thy did, allowed to catch as many fish as thy did, but in most parts of the world they go on but in most parts of the world they go on fishing as before –though catching fewer fishing as before –though catching fewer fish. The world will almost certainly not fish. The world will almost certainly not agree to stop fishing in the way that it agree to stop fishing in the way that it agree to stop hunting whales.agree to stop hunting whales.

• Can we hope to save the oceans? Can we hope to save the oceans? Perhaps the only way is the one that Perhaps the only way is the one that people on land found long ago: farming. people on land found long ago: farming. there are already quite a lot of fish there are already quite a lot of fish farms, and perhaps in the future we will farms, and perhaps in the future we will see them all around the worlds coasts. see them all around the worlds coasts. People say the fish that these farms People say the fish that these farms produce do not taste as good as wild produce do not taste as good as wild fish. But that is still much better than fish. But that is still much better than losing all the fish in the world.losing all the fish in the world.