Sustainable Fishing Research Paper

In the science article, “Beef and Climate Change Collide”, Los Angeles Times argues that beef is unhealthy for planet Earth due to the released gases that contribute to climate change. They claim that the U.S. beef production uses twenty eight times for land and eleven times more water than any other types of meets. Beef production pumps up five times more planet warming gases into our atmosphere than chicken, or pork. Furthermore, developing nations raising cattle have significantly increased the amounts of gases they produce. These developing countries have increased fifty one percent from 1961-2010. Although gases from cattle have been increasing, U.S. beef industry claims that the U.S. create the least amount of greenhouse gases being

Iconic Cape Cod Massachusetts is named after the Atlantic Cod. For centuries, this fish has provided food and trade for New Englanders. In this time, there have been several instances of overfishing by humans from the aboriginal era to colonial times but none so drastic as the present conditions of cod fisheries (Jackson, Kirby, Berger, and Bjorndal, 2001). Overfishing is a human induced occurrence where humans are fishing more than a body of water can sustain. In other words, humans are catching more adult fish preventing the existing population from growing to replenish the fish that were caught (Overfishing: A Global Disaster, n.d.). Worldwide, over 80% of the fish stocks are “fully- to over-exploited, depleted, or in a state of collapse” (Overfishing: A Global Disaster, n.d.). The results of this careless behavior has reduced the biodiversity in the Gulf of Maine and landed the Atlantic Cod on the endangered species list as being “vulnerable” (Cod, n.d.). In the neighboring region of Newfoundland, Canada, communities are already feeling the effects of overfishing. In 1992, at the beginning of the fishing season in the Grand Bank region, there were suddenly no more cod. The local economies collapsed and to this day, the region has not quite recovered (Brennan and Withgott, 2005).

There are very few places to explore and feel like you are on top of the world. I found one. A heli fly fishing day while staying at Nimmo Bay Wilderness Lodge.

It’s often argued that cows are the main source of our Methane emission, giving a strong argument to reduce, or even stop, our consumption of meat. In all actuality, only about six percent to seven percent of all greenhouse

The Interrelationship between consumers and fisheries is a very complex issue. Overfishing and exploitation of Cod remain one of the major

The earth’s oceans are overfished. Nearly 80 percent of commercial fisheries are overexploited and some experts believe that global fisheries will completely collapse by 2048 (Barkin page 1). While these are just facts that tell the worst-case scenario, they should be alarms that spark change in the way we fish. This paper, however, will specifically target overfishing in the Grand Banks in Newfoundland, Canada, and analyze its impact on Earth, its Environment and Humanity. Over fishing is simply when fishermen catch more fish than are being reproduced. Eventually the stock of fish in the environment will be completely depleted. That is exactly what happened off the shores of Newfoundland in 1992. With Cod fishing at an all time high, the Canadian government discovered that the Cod population was almost exhausted. New technology and poor decision-making led to the complete destruction of the cod population in the Grand Banks and this is a mistake that we should never repeat.

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

If you think about how big that number is, it should tell you how much of a problem this is. The same study found that 32 percent are classified as overexploited, depleted or recovering, meaning that they are reproducing far less than they are potentially able to. This percentage is the highest that has been seen in the decades of studies, indicating that the problem of overfishing is becoming more and more severe. And at this point, it seems the problem will only get worse, unless we make severe changes. However, this is much easier said than done, billions of people rely on fish for protein, and fishing is the principal livelihood for millions of people around the world. For centuries, our seas and oceans have been considered a limitless source of food. However, increasing fishing efforts over the last 50 years because of the depleting fish populations, has led to unsustainable fishing practices that are pushing many fish stocks to the point of collapse. Many important commercial fish populations (like the Atlantic bluefin tuna) have suffered a decline to the point where their survival as a species is extremely threatened. The more we hunt and kill these fish, the less likely the fish will be able to reproduce and begin to thrive again. Target fishing of top

U.S. fishermen have been harvesting Atlantic cod since the 17th century; in fact, cod was one of the most lucrative products traded during colonial times. Unfortunately, due to high fishing pressure during the past couple of decades, U.S. stocks of Atlantic cod came close to a commercial collapse in the mid-1990s, so a major effort to rebuild these stocks was implemented. However, 2012 assessments have indicated that both the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank cod stocks are still seriously overfished and are not recovering as fast as expected. Overfishing of cod has led to the suffering of the entire North Atlantic

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

Efforts to control harvests have failed. The bluefin tuna is critically endangered. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of endangered species, 5 percent of the world's known species, are at risk for extinction. While habitat loss and pollution are significant factors in the decline of these species, the greatest threat by far is overfishing.This helps me make my bluefish tuna example become more reliable. Providing more information about how overfishing is the one of the main causes of extinction fish

The questions begs a valid point and presents the challenges in the article and the Global Fishing Industry. It is evident in the case that there it has taken a significant amount of time for the notion of responsible fishing techniques. In the 50’s when the global fishing industry started picking up speed and the “Commons” precedent started taking effect with everyone trying to fish the maximum they can in order to maximize their immediate profit. It took almost three decades for communities to start feeling and exploring the effects of this overfishing and there was a need for

Regarded by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef, 85 year-old Jiro Ono has dedicated his life to perfecting his craft- using only the most delicately cooked rice, and the highest quality cuts of fish. But in recent years, the fish market has gone sour; the “global sushi boom” has brought about overfishing not only on the coasts of Japan, but across oceans worldwide. Overfishing affects more than just sushi enthusiasts, as it poses a threat of extinction to many species of tuna and sharks. Whereas traditional fishing techniques remove a sustainable number of matured fish from the ecosystem, overfishing- the two most common techniques of which are purse seine netting and longline fishing, both used to maximize the number of fish

Overfishing has become a devastating reality and priority concern to our Oceans in South Africa, as well on a global scale. The interest of overfishing, is to eradicate hunger issues in developing countries all over the world, as well as to create a vast improvement of job opportunities, however due to our unsustainable fishing practices, it is just a matter of time before our oceans are completely depleted of marine species, and the destruction of the aquatic ecosystem. This issue will resort to irreparable socio-economic and environmental circumstances that will be of severe consequence if we do not alter our local and international commercial fishing operations. Due to overfishing throughout the continents, South African waters has become a viable target for international role players to maintain the demand of fishing operations and fish stocks that is required for global markets. Due to inadequately monitored fishing operations, overfishing has left South Africa with a significant shortage of food resources for the poor, who depend on fish as their staple diet. According to the World Wildlife Fund, “Seafood is the largest traded food commodity in the world. Approximately three billion people worldwide rely on seafood as their primary source of protein. As the world tries to meet that demand, 55 percent of the world’s fisheries are fished to their maximum sustainable yield, while 30 percent have been pushed beyond their biological limits. Preserving healthy fish

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for day, teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime,” said the Spanish scholar Maimonides nearly a millennium ago. Fishing is a critical source of nutrition for the ever expanding demands of the modern world. The method of farming, feeding and harvesting of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants have been practiced by humans for centuries. It is not until 2012 when aquaculture accounted for nearly 42 percent of the total global seafood production. (FAO, 2014) Being the fastest growing food production industry in the world, aquaculture mostly thrives in Asian countries such as China, India, and Vietnam with global production value at 137.7 billion USD in 2012. (FAO, 2014) However, the negative impacts of aquaculture remains prevalent. China, being the largest producer of aquacultural products, has faced eutrophication and fish waste pollution as a result. (Liu, 2005) Counteractively, the Chinese government has set standards for regulating antibiotics and chemicals used as well as filtering pollution and waste. (NBSO, 2010) Aquaculture is also able to alleviate the lack of activity commonly found in developing nations. Given time, links of food security, rural development, improved nutrition and established services can all be drawn to aquaculture. (FAO, 2006) In the past, rich resources of fish and marine