Paleontologist Niles Eldredge, writing in Natural History magazine, described the extent of the overexploitation of the oceans: “Modern technology has made marine fishing so efficient that vast tracts of ocean bottom are being denuded in the marine equivalent of forest clear - cutting.
Dalam tulisannya di majalah Natural History, paleontolog Niles Eldredge menguraikan sejauh mana samudra telah dieksploitasi secara berlebihan, ” Teknologi modern telah membuat penangkapan ikan begitu efektif sehingga kawasan luas di dasar samudra sedang digunduli dengan cara yang sama seperti pembabatan hutan.