Fisheries depletion

Fisheries depletion

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  Fisheries DepletionBy Roffand Moreno
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  Origen of FisheriesDepletionMassive increase in demand for fishMajor fishing areas around the world have gone so far as to becomeover-exploited, there are no longer enough fish to reproduce and rebuild the populationpopulations havegrown, food consumption has grown, and more advanced fishing technology/techniqueshave been developedNot many laws have been passed on thisissue
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  Current Statusthis issueis behind some of the other major issues of the worldincluding pollution & deforestation despite the danger it poses to one of the world’s mostimportant food source1/5 people on this planet depend on fishas their main source of protein50% ofthe marine fisheries in the world are fully exploited, 20% are over-exploitedThe only moves to actually stabilize fish populations are seen in fish farmingin China, Canada, and the US
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  Solutions create designatedfishing areas along major fishing depotsrestricted areaswill be left alone so that populations can re-grow over a period of 3-5 years rely on fish farms where humans breed and control the populations of fishin man-made bodies of waterThe issue with this is that if any ofthese fish escape into wild waters then they can pose a threat to the ecology of that body ofwater
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  The Future ofFisheries DepletionIf everything continues as it has the allfisheries will continue or become over-exploited and eventually the world’s marine life canno longer surviveif the initiatives that are beginning around the world continue fishpopulations will gradually become more stable and continue to growthe world will run out of seafood by 2048(Predicted by profesionals)
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  Influence of Cultureand PoliticsPolitics  number of governments are making it more difficultto regulate fishing in some areas because of the detrimental effects they would have onnation economiesa loss of jobs, factoriesCulture Many cultures around the worlddepend in marine life as one of their main food sources, mostly as a cultural preference andgeographic necessity
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  Future Price ofFishrapid growth in demand of fishand the depleting amount of fish available, the price of fish is increasing faster than meat
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  What is affectingmarine life the most: Humans or Nature?Nature does have its natural hazardous effects on marine life but humans are what effect marine life the mostWe overfish the sea and we pollute it
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  Factors involved inthe IssuesThe most detrimental factor is overfishingPopulations are dropping so fast that theremaining fish cannot reproduce enough to sustain themselvesoverall rate of fishthrown away because they do not reach the standards of weight or size is 25% 84%of shrimp trawls are discardedthis does not mean back in the ocean, the marinelife that is discarded has been caught and died alreadyFish produce more eggs the older and larger they are, reproduction rates have fallen because only juvenile fish remain
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  Aquaculturehelp stabilize naturalfisheriescompensate for the enormous amount of fish consumed by the worldnegative effectshowever have to do with these fish escaping into real populationschemicals put in the water of the fish to promote their quick growth
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  Government Regulations: Viable?Yesit is. This is one of the most recommended solutionsBy restricting some areas of fishing andonly allowing the unrestricted areas to be fished, populations have been proven to bothgrow in the untouched areas and even the areas allowed to be fished
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  Human HelpStop theover-exploitation of fish habitatsProper use of boating equipment when going near reefs, as in avoiding destroying themwith propellers. This also includes proper use of oils & fuels, filling the tank withoutspilling for instance More eco-friendly boatingStopping water pollution by avoiding dumping trash, fuel, and other hazardous material inbodies of water