Read  Has the Sea Given up its Bounty and Oceans of Nothing 

http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/203-seafood-choices-that-save-fish.html

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/california/features/art18316.html

illustration from Time magazine article   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15398149/ 

Historic Whale Populations and Implications for Harvesting Whales

WWF  info on Whale Conservation

1. What do you think should be done about the decline in ocean fish species? What, if any, other information do you need to make a decision? Support your answer with facts from the articles or other sources.

2. Should the moratorium on whaling be lifted? If so, what conditions would you put on hunting or harvesting whales? Again, support your recommendations with facts.

3. How do these two articles support the idea that humans are causing the Sixth Great mass extinction?  What do you think the future holds for the planet's biodiversity as a whole? Explain.