Views on the article- Ocean fish could disappear in 40 years: UN

After reading this article, i feel that the fact that Ocean fishes could disappear in 40 years is a strong warning to all that we should start to think about the environment and learn how to preserve it, otherwise, it would lead to serious consequences for us and even worse, the future generations.

The reason i feel this way is because in this realistic world we live in today, people only care about themselves and how to earn more money. In the case of this article, they know that if they fish more, they can sell and earn more profits for themselves in the process. But in the process of doing this, they do not know that they are taking away part of the Earth's "resources" in the form of the fishes, for their own gain. Some of them might argue that if no one is stopping this extensive amount of fishing, why should they? But if they do not even take the initiative to stop this, who will? In addition, most people do not know that oceans make up 71% of the Earth's surfaces. If they are fishless by 40 years, it would also mean statistically, there is a possibility that 71% of the food sources might be gone from the Earth too. And it doesn't just stop there, because this would lead to a chain reaction whereby the animals which rely on fishes for survival will not have anything to eat and would gradually die too, vice versa. The end result of this is catastrophic and the species affected would not be just restricted to fishes. Thus, we need to start to preserve the Earth's resources and get rid of the selfish mentality of those people who fish extensively just so they could earn more profits.

Socially, the people can start by cutting down on fishing and starting social movements to raise awareness on saving the environment. A very good example of this is the campaign that has gathered momentum in the wake of the screening of the film "The Age of Stupid", by "McLibel" director Franny Armstrong, starring Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as survivor in 2055 Earth gathering footage from 2008 to broadcast into space and warn other species that may follow our example, by asking why humanity did nothing to prevent disastrous climate change while it could. Politically, governments can also take the lead by implementing various schemes to prevent companies especially from extensive fishing and working more closely with organizations such as GreenPeace and EEA for the benefit of the Earth.

In conclusion, the Earth is where we live, work and play in. Earth gave us everything we had in the form of the things we eat right down to the things we wear. Therefore, it is vital for us to save the environment and Mother Earth for a better future for our future generations. So starting from 5th June (environmental day), let's start to protect the environment and not let the Earth's resources run out in our generation.

WEI JIE