According to the World Wildlife Fund, it's very possible that the world could run out of fish by 2048. That gives us only 31 years to stuff our faces full of sushi, though we'll likely have less time than that since prices will soar before fish disappear from our dinner tables altogether.
According to the WWF's report, which draws from research conducted for a 2006 study published in the journal Science, unsustainable fishing practices could drive many species to extinction. Currently, more than half of the world's fisheries are fully exploited, and about a third are overexploited, depleted, or recovering from depletion, a study by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization reports. Unless officials from around the world implement drastic changes in the next few years, bad management, pirate fishers conducting business illegally, and subsidies that keep failing fisheries operational will further exacerbate the problem. Put simply, no imminent action means you can kiss sushi goodbye.
