Why we do need ocean policys
... In a nutshell, we have been taking far too many good things out of the ocean, And we have been putting too many bad things into it. ... As the rock group, America, sang in A Horse with No Name, “The ocean is a desert with its life underground, and the perfect disguise above. ... As a result, we tend not to know what’s going on in the coastal areas and reefs, much less in the deep ocean. ... Worldwide, humans obtain 16 percent of their animal protein from fish, and the vast majority of the commercial catch is from the ocean.