Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, according to the first detailed global map of human impacts on the seas. A study in Science journal says climate change, fishing, pollution and other human factors have exacted a heavy toll on almost half of the marine waters. Only remote icy areas near the poles are relatively pristine, but they face threats as ice sheets melt, it warns. The authors say the data is a "wake-up call" to policymakers...
Interesting choice of projections for the global map. It hides the impact of fishing off Alaska, and directs attention to the coast of China. Politically motivated?
I actually suspect that most of China's input is waste run off from industry. I'm always amused when I walk into Woolies or Coles and see prawns that are a "product of China". I've spent enough time in China to know what to stay away from
