Policy
These are rules that set how many fish can be caught.
Catch limits/quotas
Removing too many fish from the ocean too quickly is called this.
Overfishing
Warmer oceans reduce this vital gas that fish need to survive.
Oxygen
Fish move toward cooler waters as a response to this climate effect.
Ocean warming
These individuals influence fishing practices through what they buy.
Consumers
Governments often maintain harmful subsidies to protect this.
Jobs
This term describes when fish populations drop so low they can’t recover naturally.
Fishery collapse
Overfishing weakens the ocean’s ability to store this greenhouse gas.
CO2
Restoring these underwater habitats can boost biodiversity and carbon storage.
Coral reefs and/or Seagrass beds
This group controls subsidies and international fishing laws.
Government(s)
The article argues that ending overfishing starts with removing this type of economic incentive.
Profit (or any sort of financial incentive)
Overfishing often targets this part of the food web, disrupting entire ecosystems.
Predators (higher trophic level species)
The process where carbon from marine organisms sinks to the deep ocean is called this.
Biological (carbon) pump
Stress from pollution and rising temperatures weakens this part of a fish’s biology, making disease more likely.
Immune system
Fishing companies are part of this powerful sector in ocean resource use.
Industry
This group holds the power to enforce sustainable fishing through laws and incentives.
Government(s)
This management strategy limits how many fish can be caught sustainably.
Maximum sustainable yield (MSY)
When ocean warming and acidification make ecosystems less resilient, this kind of feedback loop forms.
Positive Feedback Loop
Overfishing and habitat loss can lead to smaller fish sizes due to reduced energy and nutrients. What type of stress is this called?
Physiological stress
The ocean is often described as both this and this in the context of climate change.
Victim and Solution
Ending overfishing can serve as both a climate mitigation and this type of strategy.
Climat adaptation strategy
These government payments make overfishing more profitable even when stocks are low.
Harmful fishery subsidies
Coral bleaching, habitat loss, and fish migration shifts are all examples of this broader effect.
Climate stress (on marine ecosystems)
Changes in migration and reproduction all reflect this type of response to ecosystem instability.
Behavioral changes/adaptation
The ideal outcome requires cooperation among these three groups
Consumers, Government(s), Industries