Video 1: The Ocean & What Is Currently Happening

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The ocean plays a critical role in maintaining life on Earth

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It provides us with . . .

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But our ocean is in trouble.

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Day by day, millions of marine life populations are depleted

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And coral reefs are destroyed.

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But why is this all happening?

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Fishing has gone from the act of accumulating small amounts of fish with nothing more than a hook, pole, and boat...

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. . . to a HUGE industry

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The system that we currently use looks much more like it was taken

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straight out of a war zone.

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these battleships scrape across the ocean, from the surface to floor

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and stop at nothing to get the catch that they want.

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this desecration is more commonly known as

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Overfishing

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and is the main reason for the destruction of our ocean.

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With every living thing on Earth depending on the ocean,

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it is vital that we find a solution to this ever-growing problem

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To learn more about how to solve the problem of overfishing, and why the United Nations needs to step up and help restore balance to the ocean: Join Us For Part Two of Our Three Part Video Series