Thursday, April 19, 2012

Issue 3: Overfishing

Overfishing

· Catching too much fish degrades system

· Non-sustainable use of oceans

  • · Fishing fleets 2-3 times larger than needed
  • · 80% of fisheries are fully-to-over-depleted
  • · ecology of oceans under stress
  • · risk of losing food source
  • · marine mammals, sharks, sea birds, noncommercial fish affected

Solutions

  • · safe catch limits
  • · controls of bycatch
  • · protection of pristine and importany habitats
  • · monitoring and enforcement

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