Why should we care about fish
Has maximum fishing potential been reached?
Maximum fishing potential has likely been reached
Are environmental groups concerned
Yes they are.
What is over fishing?
Over fishing is when stocks aren't able to renew themselves anymore.
What is a trawler
A trawler is a ship that catches fish while dragging the nets on the sea floor
How many people in Africa are in the commercial industry
35 million
What is the fishery worth? You can give me an estimate.
200 billion dollars
What are the environmental groups doing?
They are working with governments and the commercial fish industry to find a different way to harvest fish
What happens if fishers over fish?
They will be charged millions and billions of dollars.
What did the fishermen do back then when they caught there fishes
They take the fish clean it of and eat it with there family
Who gets affected by overfishing
food souces and livelihood for some poeple
What is one of the main food source around the world?
One is fish
where does Separate standard apply to
It applys to places that sell fish
Give me the animals that are by-catched the most.
Sea turtles, porpoises, small whales, dolphins, sharks, sea birds
What does larger boats allow fishermen to do
It allow them to travel farther even sometimes to overseas to get fishes
What will happen if the fish stocks reduce
there would be less people in the commerical industry
What percent of fish stocks are to be over exploited or exploited?
80 percent of fish stocks are to be over exploited or exploited
List some ways that WWF has been helping the Nicaraguan government
WF has helped the Honduran and Nicaraguan government to develop better fish management and fishing practices (improve lobster trap designs, ban fish practices that are not sustainable)
What happens when there are less fish?
When this happens it would make other species of fish endangered or even extinct
What is the most fishes caught by a trawler
7million
How does commercial fishing affect people
people that are closer to the water
what are some jobs that fishery employs.
some jobs for people are peoplewho process, pack, transport, and sell fish
What is the Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council is a strict scientific standard to evaluate wild fish stocks, health of fish, management, impact on ecosystem
When did fishery collapse in off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador
It collapsed in 1992
Why do we use big ships and big nets
so we can catch more fishes and catch sea life below them
What does Costal Communties rely on
Fish as a source of food for income