Consequences of ocean health

• Food source:

  • Cultural diet choice - fish in Med and Japan - but is a necessity in some regions like Senegal. Ocean salinity = fish die
• Food source:

  • Fish provide 16% of annual protein consumption for 3b people, and is the main source of protein for > 1b people
• Food source:

  • 520m of the poorest people depend on fish for food and income
• Tourism (coral reefs) :

  • Generates $36b in global tourism revenue
• Tourism (coral reefs) :

  • AUS: Accounts for over $5.4b to Aus economy and employs 64,000 people
• Coastal protection:

  • 200m people live in coastal regions protected by fringing reefs which are dying
• Coastal protection:

  • Mangroves protect vulnerable coastlines. Prop roots slows down storm surge waves
• Coastal protection:

  • Mangroves stabalise coastlines against erosion
• Economic income:

  • Fishing industry supports 500m people, 90% of whom are from developing countries
• Economic income:

  • Countries with little industrial fishing techniques will be shunted as fish migrate with warm oceans