Overfishing
By: Mia Carter 7th period
Overfishing issues
- Decrease in fish population
- Less fish for markets and they can't repopulate fast enough
Negative Effects on the Environment
- Too much fishing causes predators of species that are overfished to die off, and fish that are prey of those fish to overpopulate from the lack of predators of that species.
Main Areas of North America that are Effected
- Overfishing in North America usually happens in the northeastern coastline. It is a way of life for alot of citizens.
Wildlife Most Effected by Overfishing
- Clams, oysters, salmon, scallops, groupers, lingcod, tuna, and swordfish are just a few overfished species.
Frequently asked questions
- Q: How are wildlife effected by overfishing?
A: The ecosystem can be unbalanced to a point where there are an unusual amount of certain different species.
2. Q: Does overfishing effect where I live (League City, TX)? If not how could it? A: Since League City is near the coast you could see a strange absence of fish on the coasts.
3. Q: Are people effected by this?
A: Yes, because it can change the amount of fish are in your local stores.
4. Q: Who or what causes overfishing?
A: Overfishing is caused by fishermen who go over fishing limits and take too much fish out of the environment
5. Q: What are the solutions to the issue?
A: Some solutions are making fishermen only fish on certain days or giving them a limit on how many fish they are aloud to take out.
6. Q: Do you have anymore ideas for solutions to overfishing?
A: Cutting of areas for fishermen to fish in.