I agree as long as we do not pollute the oceans as we are currently doing, thus killing the golden goose that lays the eggs that are so needed for our sustenance.
Roland Francis Toronto. > On Jun 9, 2018, at 11:21 AM, E DeSousa <ejd...@att.net> wrote: > > Fidibus <fidibus...@gmail.com> > > writes the sensational headline: "and now raping the Deep Sea" > Comment: It should say "reaping". > > Considering the population growth the world has been experiencing, the > resources needed to support this growth have to come from somewhere, > otherwise lots of people will have to continue eking out a miserable living > below poverty levels. > > At the turn of the century the world population was about 6.1 billion people > The current world population is 7.6 billion projected to grow to 9.8 billion > in 2050 according to a recent United Nations report. And people are consuming > more and more resources while demanding better standards of living. > > We are "fracking" for gas miles deep under the surface of the earth; making > plans to capture and exploit asteroids in near earth orbits to support our > needs. The search for resources goes on. > > The oceans cover over seventy percent of the earths surface and hold > unexplored unmeasured resources.Why not explore the oceans and reap any > available benefits? Not easy but necessary. >
