According to the University of British Columbia researchers, there are fewer big, predatory fish in the sea due to overfishing! This leaves the smaller fish to thrive and double in force over the past 100 years. Big fish such as Cod and Tuna have declined in the world’s population by at least two-thirds. Since there are fewer fish, people are fishing “harder” and coming up with the same or fewer number of fish. This decline in the large fish population has taken place over the last 40 years. Looking at the 2006 numbers, 76 million tons of commercial seafood was reported; meaning about seven trillion individuals were killed and consumed by us or our livestock. I think we can eventually fix this problem, if we would slow down on fishing and let our big fish reproduce we would have the oceans back to normal!
I agree that we should control fishing better so that fish can have time to multiply before they become extinct. It might be a stretch, but we could also choose to consume less of certain types of fish so they problem can start to be fixed. This in addition to slowing down on fishing will probably take a big effort to fix but it is possible so that our fish stay protected.
ReplyDeleteYeah this is definitely a problem. Killing more big fish than small fish is not a good thing. Of course it is good to kill a lot of big fish because you get more meat out of them. Although, you have to look at it in another way. Big fish usually live in deeper parts of the ocean. Smaller fish live near the shore or near the coast. So where do the predators go to find their food if there are more small fish than big fish? Thus, lies the problem.
ReplyDeleteSomething really needs to be done about slowly destroying our oceans! I don't think people really understand how much damage is really being done by overfishing. I think there should be way more education on overfishing and how it effects our environment. This is a simple problem to fix, but people just need to understand when to stop.
ReplyDeleteThis is a huge problem. If we keep overfishing then these fish could become endangered or even extinct. We are doing more harm than good by fishing more and more for these fish. We need to stop fishing them for some time or at least put a limit on the amount caught. If we do this then their numbers could increase and go back to normal.
ReplyDeleteOverfishing is certainly an environmental issue that deserves much more attention. But really, I believe there is really no solution. The people fishing for these larger fish are simply doing what restaurants and businesses ask for. If they don't find the certain fish in demand, they will not get paid as well, resulting in not as much money for their families. While i believe overfishing is a problem that should be regulated, it is much more complicated than simply stating this should stop. Ultimately, restaurants need to sacrifice the type of fish they request in order for populations to increase.
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