Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048

Came across this article, thought it was a bit shocking and depressing, but interesting.
An international team of economists and ecologists think that pollution, climate change, habitat loss and over fishing resulting in the disappearance of numerous species will cause the worlds ocean to be empty by 2048.
Boris Worm, PhD, of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with colleagues in the U.K., U.S., Sweden, and Panama, conducted a study in an effort to understand what this loss of ocean species might mean to the world.
These researchers analyzed several different kinds of data, data from 32 experiments on different marine environments. They found that already 29% of edible fish and seafood species have declined by 90% -- a drop that means the collapse of these fisheries. The researchers note that "the issue isn't just having seafood on our plates. Ocean species filter toxins from the water. They protect shorelines. And they reduce the risks of algae blooms such as the red tide". They also state that "the loss of species isn't gradual. It's happening fast -- and getting faster. Worm and colleagues call for sustainable fisheries management, pollution control, habitat maintenance, and the creation of more ocean reserves". Read more at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/02/health/webmd/main2147223.shtml