Fishing Facts
The practice of catching fish faster than they can reproduce
What is overfishing?
The large fish is heavily overfished and often found in sushi
What is Tuna?
Fishing with too many boats and nets leads to this problem
What is overcapacity
Overfishing causes a decrease in these,which are vital to ocean ecosystems
what are fish populations
these areas of the ocean are off limits to fishing to allow ecosystems to recover
what are marine protected areas?
The method of catching large amount of fish by dragging a net along the ocean floor
What is bottom trawling?
The small schooling fish, like sardines, are overfished for animal feed
What are forage fish?
Using tech like sonar and GPS to locate fish is an example of this cause
What is improved fishing technology
communities dependent on fishing may face this when stock collapse
what is economic hardship
Limiting the number and size of fish caught is called this
What is catch limits or quotas
This type of fishing targets juvinille fish and reduces future populations
What is by catching
This slow-growing shark species is highly threatened by overfishing for fins
What is a hammerhead shark?
Goverments failing to enforce fishing limits contributes to this
What is weak regulation
predatory fish decline, causing an imbalance in this
What is marine food chain
Promoting seafood from responsible fisheries is done through this labeling system
what is the marine stewardship council label
The global industry value of seafood annually, making it a major economic driver
What is around 150 billion?
A shellfish that has been overharvested in many costal regions, affecting ecosystems
What are oysters?
Fishing species faster than they can reproduce is called this.
What is unsustaniable harvesting
coral reefs and other habitats are damaged by certain fishing methods, like this
what is bottom trawling
International agreements like this aim to regulate fishing in the high seas
what is the UN fish stock agreement
This term describes when a fish population falls below the level needed to sustain it's numbers
What is collapsed fishery?
The migratory fish, famous for it's long journey, is nearly extinct in the wild due to overfishing
What is the alantic bluefin tuna
The demand for cheap seafood in restraurants and markets drives this
What is high consumer demand?
overfishing contributes indirectly to this global issue affecting humans and wildlife
Switching from destructive fishing methods to selective fishing is an example of this
what is sustaniable fishing?