Overfishing is pushing marine life to the brink of collapse.
In fact, in 40 years we could face an ocean without fish, Newsweek said last month.
For perspective, in 1950, the total catch of fish in the ocean was at 18.5 million metric tons. Just half a century later that number spiked to 73.5 million metric tons, an increase of nearly 400 percent. Since then, as many as 90 percent of the ocean's large fish have been fished out, according to the World Wildlife Foundation.
A mind-boggling 90 species of fish have been dangerously depleted off the shores of the U.S. alone.
The rapid depletion of our global fish supply and permanent damage to the ecosystem is documented in Rupert Murray's 2009 film, "The End of the Line."
In honor of World Oceans Day tomorrow, we've pulled out the highlights.
There were once plenty of fish in the sea, but a rash of overfishing has put many populations at serious risk.
In 1992, the codfish population in Newfoundland, Canada was so depleted due to overfishing that the government banned fishing for two years.
40,000 fisherman were immediately out of work, an unfortunate result of decades of overfishing in the region.
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