The End of Fish

As the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determines whether the bluefin tuna should be listed under the Endangered Species Act (spoiler: under Trump it won’t), it’s worth noting that even without climate change drastically changing the temperature and pH balance of the oceans, humans’ insatiable appetite for fish would ensure that basically every species of saltwater fish at least should be considered endangered or threatened. Add the impact of climate change and unless they like jellyfish, your children will not be eating saltwater fish in their retirements because they will be extinct or extremely endangered. And that probably includes fairly common fish like sardines.