Overpopulation?

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demands are projected to also double in the century ahead, no respected marine biologist expects the oceanic fish catch, which has plateaued over the last decade, to double. The world's oceans are being pushed beyond the breaking point, due to a lethal combination of pollution and over-exploitation. Eleven of the 15 most important oceanic fisheries and 70 percent of the major fish species are now fully or over exploited, according to experts (Stefoff, 85). And more than half the world's coral reefs are now sick or dying.
Growing stress can also be seen in the world's woodlands, where the clearing of tropical forests has contributed recently to unpredicted fires across large areas of South East Asia, the Amazon, and Central America. In Indonesia alone, 1,100 airline flights were canceled, and billions of dollars of income were lost (Stefoff, 12).
Environmental deterioration is taking a growing toll on a wide range of living organisms. Of the 242,000 plant species surveyed by ...

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