Over Fishing
Human Dependence
Issues
http://overfishing.org/pages/why_is_overfishing_a_problem.php
52% of fish stocks are fully exploited
Over 25% of fish are over exploited or depealted
Negative effects
Boidiversity
http://www.eschooltoday.com/overfishing/impact-of-overfishing.html"A new study conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) found that 5 out of the 8 tuna species are at risk of extinction. All three species of bluefin tuna, for example, are threatened with extinction and are at a population that makes their recovery practically irreversible."
Economic Impact
"There have been many closures to fisheries in many parts of the world including the Atlantic Canadian Cod Fishery in the 1990s. Sustainable fishing ensures that people’s livelihoods are protected and the fishing business is sustained. Overfishing does not guarantee that, and soon, big investments will go waste and people will be out of work."http://www.eschooltoday.com/overfishing/impact-of-overfishing.html
Ghost Fishing
"Many large fisheries stay for weeks and months in deep seas and sometime loose their nets. These nets continue to trap and catch fishes under the water and end up killing them. These discarded nets stay there for many decades and the destruction they cause is fairly significant."http://www.eschooltoday.com/overfishing/impact-of-overfishing.html
Affected wildlife
All aquatic life is affected by over fishing. It starts with humans fishing to many of one species. Then the fishes prey will grow to large and affect the whole ocean.
Regions affected
Areas most affected near North America
The region most affected by over fishing is off the coast of the Boston up to Southern Canada. The fishing only takes place only around 100 miles off the coast.
Does this affect us in League city?
Yes
Because this effects the whole world. If we fish a species to extinction eventually we will kill all the fish and which will kill coral reefs. Also plankton and stuff that provides us with oxygen.
Who or What causes this to occur?
Humans
The truth is we are digging our own grave. Humans are fishing off populations of fish so much that it will mess up the balance of the Oceanic eco-system.
Solutions?
Maybe
The truth is it would be very hard to find a solution to fix this issue. If we were to make a solution we would put lots of people out of buisness. But we can give companys fishing limits.
My Solution
I have an idea that we can set a limit to how many fish the company can get. And all the fish not sold will have to be paid for by the company. This will cause companys to throw away less fish because they wont want to lose profit.
Overfishing - The consequences
Overfishing PSA