Human Impact project... Overfishing
By: Cayden Doy
Reason #1
-The large profit-seeking commercial fleets were thirsty for more fish. They were getting more and more specific in their methods to catch more fish
-90 million tons of fish were taken from the ocean. Orange roughy, Chilean Sea Bass, and Bluefin tuna have collapsed.
Scary facts...
- Industrial fishing has reduced the big ocean 10% prior to the pre-industrial population.
-In 2006 journal science grimy predicted that if we keep up fishing at the same rate we are moving at then all the hatcheries will collapse by 2048.
Reason #2
They are saying that they need to create a fishing sanctuary for the fish to keep the state of the ocean.
- Fishing fleets are moving to new ground because they are running out of fish in there original spot.
Scary facts #2...
-63% of fish stocks are now considered overfished. 40,000 jobs were lost due to overfishing the fish species cod.
- We have lost 99% of European eels. Also 95% of Bluefin tuna.
last and final reason to not overfish... #3
We have every strategy to catching fish. Trawl nets, drift nets, longlines, GPS sonar ect…
Species like cod and bluefin tuna have almost dwindled to 90%
Many of the countries have tried to improve the fishing rate. Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
Scary facts and quotes...
-" Ray Hilborn, a marine biologist at the University of Washington, told me last year. Overfishing isn't inevitable. We can fix it.
-They have estimated that about 58% of fish stocks have collapsed.