Fishing Methods
Dragging a heavy net across the ocean floor is called this.
What is bottom trawling?
About one-third of global fish stocks are currently this.
What is overfished?
This term describes shared resources being overused for personal gain.
What is the tragedy of the commons?
This Chinese fishing company was sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2022 for illegal fishing.
What is Pingtan Marine Enterprise?
This organization certifies sustainable seafood.
What is Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)?
Catching unintended species like turtles or dolphins is known as this.
What is bycatch?
These types of fish (like tuna and sharks) have declined by over 90%.
What are large ocean fish / predatory fish?
These areas of the ocean are not controlled by one country.
What are international waters?
This scandal involved the releasing of 30,000 files exposing bribery.
What are the Samherji Fishrot Files?
This group campaigns against destructive fishing practices globally.
What is Greenpeace?
Catching fish faster than they can reproduce is called this.
What is overfishing?
Bottom trawling destroys this part of the ocean.
What is the seabed / ocean floor habitats?
Why is overfishing hard to control globally?
What is weak enforcement / lack of global regulation?
Pingtan's vessel was intercepted carrying over 6,600 of these illegally caught animals inside a protected marine reserve.
What are sharks?
This solution limits how much fish can be caught.
What are fishing quotas?
Raising fish in controlled environments instead of wild capture.
What is aquaculture?
When too many fish are removed, the entire system can experience this.
What is ecosystem collapse / imbalance?
This major Canadian fishing industry collapse happened in 1992.
What is the Grand Banks cod fishery collapse?
Even after being exposed, companies often continue harmful practices because of this.
What is the tragedy of commons?
This solution protects areas of the ocean from fishing entirely.
What are marine protected areas?
The scientific term for the practice of registering fishing vessels under the flag of a country with weak regulations to avoid accountability.
What is flags of convenience?
This 2006 scientific study predicted the collapse of all commercially fished species by this year if fishing trends continued.
What is 2048?
This is the name of the international body that monitors and reports on the state of global fish stocks.
What is the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?
After being delisted from NASDAQ and sanctioned, Pingtan largely continued operating by doing this.
What is restructuring under new subsidiary names?
This US law, invoked against Pingtan Marine Enterprise in 2022, allows the Treasury to sanction individuals and companies for human rights abuses and corruption.
What is the Magnitsky Act?