The human conquest of the Earth and oceans

Daniel Pauly

Chapter 2 in A Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance, 2025, pp 15-22 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: A quick review is presented of modern humans, a species of primates that originated in Africa, expanded out of its native continent about 70,000 years ago, and became the most invasive species on Earth. Terrestrial biodiversity was strongly impacted by overhunting and agriculture. Industrial fishing powered by fossil fuels—first coal, then diesel oil—massively impacted ocean ecosystems as had earlier occurred with terrestrial ecosystems. All is not lost, however, and we can rebuild degraded marine ecosystems as we can on land. This, however, requires a change in the way we position ourselves on this Earth.

Keywords: Invasive Species; Fisheries; Subsidies; Overhunting; Fish Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035325740
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