"We humans have a huge stake in preserving the health of the world's oceans. We currently get 16 percent of our animal protein from the seas and, to do that, we already fully exploit or over-exploit more than 60 percent of the world's fisheries. A decline in ocean productivity due to global climate change and acidification would almost certainly mean less food on the table for a ballooning human population."
~~~A Schulman, Grist Magazine 01-25-2004