Oceans are thriving with increased productivity, but there is still potential for depletion, although extinction is eliminating a possible “tragedy of the commons,” I love , the line and the sinker. From prosperity to potentially empty oceans; According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the environmental and human impact on our oceans remains large and, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , over half of the world's fish populations are exploited. Furthermore, the predicted depletion of our ocean species, according to scientists in a 2006 scientific journal, predicts the total collapse of all ocean species by 2048 (Withgott & Laposata, 2012). Ocean productivity can have recovery potential by allocating fish-free zones and marine reserves. The ability to shift tides to replenish our oceans should also combine monitoring and protecting their productivity by encouraging ocean coral reef systems and decreasing overfishing. However, according to Jane Lubchenco, author of the article “Marine Reserves Restore Ecosystems”; Marine reserves are areas of protected ocean established to protect from destructive activities. Their goal is to protect species and their habitats which include a combination of conservation and fisheries benefits (Withgott, Laposata & Lubchenco, 2008). Therefore, attention to fisheries management is crucial in combination with pollution control solutions, which may become available to address the loss of ocean productivity. Furthermore, traditional management of fisheries and marine reserves does not counteract productivity to restore the ocean ecosystem. However, unlike Lubchenco, it is Michael Leech, in the article “No-Fishing Zones Do Not Prevent Overfishing”; his reasoning is… at the heart of the paper… the productivity of oceans and waterways is increasing. Next, putting in place stronger conservation laws, along with additional diversity policies through interventions and education that can help facilitate and rejuvenate thriving ocean productivity within the tragically depleted commons; casting, hook, line and sinker and retrieving have replenished and restored resources, as well as the return of ocean species, renewed and thriving in abundance and productivity. Works Cited Withgott, J., & Laposata, M. (2012). Essential environment: The science behind the stories (fourth ed., pp. 254-273). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.Withgott, J., Brennan, S., Manning, K., & Withgott, J. (2008). Viewpoints to Accompany the Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Third Edition (pp. 36-37). Relevance San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.