Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard. Today though, there is evidence showing that mari n e resources are as seriously ________ as those of the land and the air. I n fact, in some ways the ________ to fish are more alarming than the threats to animals and birds. This is because fish is a much needed food ________, as people throughout the world depend on fish as an important part of their ________. It is reported that to ________ food demands, 20 billion pounds of fish are ________ every year in the North Atlantic alone. Sea resources are also rapidly ________ in many other parts of the world. Scientists now believe that food ________ from the sea won ’ t last forever. T hey warn that ________ fishing will destroy fish reserves within the next few years. They also warn that the decline in fish supply will cause ________ in some parts of the world.