But both of these things have large global repercussions, hence the newsworthiness.<p>Maybe salmon in particular is a bad proxy because I believe most Salmon, at least in the US, is farm raised, but it demonstrates the increasing prices of fish - a staple food in many regions - due to overfishing.<p>I think we know the repercussions of oil, but a big way it affects the US is the drop in jobs due to falling oil prices and a misguided massive capital over investment in tar sands.