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First, Fish effec us by giving us a good source of nutrients. They have rich vitamins and have a good source of low fat. Sadly, due to the Florida Department of Health, “consuming fish-weather a person is healthy or not, whoever eats fish the chances are that a person can become very sick (Renter, Elizabeth).” This is because fish are consuming and breathing different kinds of marine debris and the toxins of what marine debris are making. “Plastics, also called polymers, are produced by the conversion of natural products or by the synthesis from primary chemicals generally coming from oil, natural gas, or coal”( Plastics). As plastic are made out of these chemicals, over time they slowly release these toxins in the waters which creates pollution making it difficult for life and fish to live in. Every living thing that lives in the oceans are being poisoned. Due to this fish are now of a sudden to much to include in our meals. Yet, the government encourages us to eat up to “12 ounces of fish per week (DrKmiec )”. Luckily , most of us don’t really pay attention to these kind of things, but in reality if we did eat what the government recommended us to eat the chances are we would be giving ourselves mercury poisoning. This is the conclusion released from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). And the EWG analysis mercury and the Omegas 3’s concentration in seafoods finds that “ten of the most popular seafoods in America pose an unacceptable amount mercury risk to us who eat the amount of what the government

Have you ever thought about what you are eating? You should do that from now on, as all seafood (with an exception of jellyfish) will be extinct by 2050. Seafood is becoming scarce, and humans continually do things that make matters worse, such as overfishing, illegal fishing, and more. In this essay I will merely state four of those many issues and how to fix them. One of the many issues is pollution.

Planet Shrimp wants to use ‘clean’ shrimp as their main point of differentiation, highlighting their closed-loop aquaculture process that does not involve toxins and ensures environmental sustainability throughout. As consumers are continually concerned about knowing where their food comes from, the safety of their food and price point, Planet Shrimp should understand how to educate the public about the ‘clean’ shrimp movement (The Canadian Press, 2014a). To achieve this, Planet Shrimp must answer the question:

In recent years Pacific salmon have felt the true burdens of the aquaculture productions of farmed salmon in the natural rivers that have hosted these salmon for centuries. Salmon farming has been on the rise since the early 1990s and over these twenty-five years, it has put an immense amount of pressure on the wild salmon population and their ability to spawn. These negative impacts can be directly link to numerous problems with farmed salmon, which includes the pollution and contamination they produce to nearby water sources. Next, is the dilemma that farmed Salmon have is the negative affect they have on migrating wild Salmon. Their interaction can causes diseases to spread to wild pacific salmon while they swim close to the farms during their seasonal runs. Another major concern with disturbance is the interbreeding between farmed salmon and wild salmon. The final problem, is the health risks that are associated with consuming higher concentrations of possible toxic and carcinogenic contaminant often found in farmed salmon meat. The act of raising salmon in a aquaculture environment can be detrimental to the ecosystem and humans of BC, because of the pollution, contamination, disturbance farmed salmon have on wild salmon and more importantly, the health risks aquaculture has on humans.

Undoubtedly, the nation is falling into an inordinate fish crisis. Many systems are in practice to contribute to feedings the world’s population, and roughly one-third of this responsibility falls in the hands aquatic fish farming. Aquaculture holds the potential to be a highly sustainable way to solve this problem, yet, there is much hesitance in making his decision facing the future of our nation (White). In the Struggle to Govern of The Commons, the protection of fisheries, and problems associated with pollution crossing national borders is specifically discussed (Dietz). With these corresponding ideas, I found my way into researching fishing restrictions and how they impact the American fishing industry. The United States holds a six-percent share in global trade, and also persists as the sixth largest supplier of fish and seafood products in the world market. ("U.S. Fish and Seafood Exports Reach Record Levels.") This industry is growing at a significant rate; therefore, it is vital to monitor what is occurring in this business and how it affects other aspects of American life and culture.

Numerous Freshwater Fish Farms around the world are helping feed a growing worldwide population. However, Aquaculture is also a huge industry in today 's growing economy, most of the species framers raise are Catfish, Trout, Tilapia, and even Salmon and other cold and warm water fish. Aquaculture has been around for thousands of years the first Fish Farms were accidental it didn 't become a concern until farmers started to breed concentrated amount of fish in small areas. Nevertheless, Aquaculture is not being researched adequately to better understand the impacts. As a result Fish Farming should be outlawed in all fifty states by the EPA. Many of the fish that are raised are for consumer consumption only. Presumably, the fish being

There are many ethical arguments surrounding aquaculture. The salmon industry in the United States has many ethical concerns in relation to farmed salmon. This paper will first discuss the salmon industry, then discuss specific ethical issues facing farmed salmon, and finally review any laws, regulations or relief efforts in place to reduce these ethical concerns, or that aggravate these concerns.

The North Atlantic cod is close to extinct from a commercial standpoint, and Atlantic oyster production from its high in the 1920’s.” This evidence shows that the wild fish stock is dwindling and dwindling fast. Fish is one of our primary sources of food; with that being said we need to find a solution. The only approach that makes sense, both economically and environmentally, is sustainable fresh water fishing. By employing sustainable fresh water fishing, the world can produce more fish in a way that will not suppress the ocean’s resources. This is a very amiable solution to the overfishing of the sea. From what I can infer, David Brodwin agrees with the fact that we need to find a solution for overfishing that isn’t detrimental to any lives, including the use of sustainable fisheries. America’s fishing industry is a crucial part of our food system, coastal economy and an important link to our past. As we tinker with market structures to solve the tragedy of the commons, we must save the fish while creating solutions that support and protect the entire value chain”

The reason for this growing concern is due to climate change, which has lead to declines in coral reefs and these reef fish are an important part of this underwater ecosystem. They created a computer model in order to explore policy scenarios involving tourism, climate change, marine conservation, and local food security. By the end of their report, I learned that the health of reefs can be better maintained by shifting seafood consumption to open water fish, such as sustainably-harvested tuna, instead of reef fishes such as snapper, and parrotfish. The researchers suggestions, align with the President of Palau’s current proposal of developing an offshore national fishery as part of the recently designated National Marine Sanctuary, this could allow Palau to protect reef systems and the industries that rely on them, as well as traditional local lifestyles intimately linked to catching and eating seafood. After reading both of these articles, I went on google and searched “fish sustainability” in the hopes to find some way to contribute to creating a more sustainable ocean for future generations. Well there is this app called “Seafood watch” and what it does is lets us know as consumers which fishes are currently endangered and what other fishes to choose

Did you know that 91 percent of important commercial marine species have had their population cut in half since 1800 (Biello)? Commercial marine species include the plethora of beautiful fish species under the sea. It also includes the fish used to make your favorite sushi or fish sandwich. But if overfishing continues, your food will not be the only thing affected. Overfishing is causing drastic and dangerous changes in marine ecosystems, increasingly affecting the global economy in a negative way, and putting millions upon millions of people at risk of food shortages and poverty. As a solution, international fishing laws and regulations need to either be better enforced or changed altogether to better safeguard our seas.

In fact, “in 2008, approximately 90 per cent of the fish oil available worldwide, and 71 per cent of the fish meal, was consumed in aquaculture practices” (Tacon & Metian in preparation, as quoted in Bostock et al., 2010: 2905). This is extremely unsustainable, it is impossible to attain enough feed to continue to sustain these practices at the pace we are, without overfishing the oceans. Recall aquaculture was supposed to be a more sustainable alternative to the unsustainable fishing practices we employed in the past, such as deep ocean bottom trawling. However, to acquire enough feed, bottom trawling will be required, which in turn renders many fish species instinct and destroys their habitats (Van Denderen et al., 2013: 1). Unless of course, new methods of finding feed are discovered, which is currently in development. In fact, Bostock et al, (2010) contend that “up to 25 per cent of fish meal is now obtained from fish processing waste, and ingredient substitution is also increasing the efficiency of fish meal and oil utilization”, which is a step in the right direction (p. 2905). Furthermore, the fish intake to fish output, FIFO (transference of energy between trophic levels) is understood as being about 10:1 from one level to the next, however, “output ratios for salmon improved from 7.5 to 4.9” which is promising

There are two documentaries from The Water Brothers program,“The End of Sushi” and “Ocean Spies” (2017) were presented by Alex and Tyler. Furthermore, Alex and Tyler explain in these two documentaries that a high demand for sushi and the illegal fishing are causing a huge damage to the planet. In The first documentary “The End of Sushi”, Alex and Tyler indicate that sushi has become a global dish, which leads to increase the demand for several marine species such as tuna. Furthermore, this is causing the ocean to become more unhealthy and ruin the natural balance. Moreover, the presenters also mention that most of the sushi restaurants make so many choices and use several marine species which caused more damage to the environment. Also, fisherman

Another global effect of overfishing is fish farming or aquaculture. It was first started to help preserve the ocean and hoped to help people to obtain a reliable fish source. Unfortunately, what many came to realize is the downside of fish farming. One example is water contamination, where consequently waste products such as foods eaten, feces and other dead fish, are all dumped into our main water supply which contributes to water pollution. Moreover, chemicals that are used to treat the fish farms like antibiotics and algaecides are all released into the ocean; which is a real cause for concern for our oceans. Fish that come from the fish farms are pumped full of drugs, to prevent sickness in the fish but this is not healthy for us to eat. There is also a great environmental impact which includes the fact that to sustain fish farms, portions of

Over fishing our waters is causing a great deal of concern amongst environmentalist and commercial fishermen. According to the Declining Fish Stock video, the average commercial fishermen’s catch is about 20,000 pounds. This has been estimated to equal a couple hundred fish per day per vessel (Declining Fish, 2007). Some studies indicate that commercial fishing fleets have stripped the ocean waters of at least 90 percent of its big fish (Declining Fish, 2007). This has begun to cause heavy competition between commercial fishermen who are left competing for the other 10 percent of the remaining fish population (Declining Fish, 2007).

According to the United Nations, 17% of fish stocks worldwide are currently overexploited; 52% are fully exploited; and 7% are depleted. This means that only an estimated 20% of worldwide fish stocks are not already at or above their capacity(Seafarms, 2013). Catches of Pacific herring have decreased by 71% since the 1960s, with Atlantic herring catches falling by 63%. Atlantic Cod catches have fallen by 69% in the same time(Seafarms, 2013). These are just a few of many facts and statistics on the topic of overfishing. The effects of these statistics and facts impact people’s and animal's lives around the