Overfishing and Its Impact on Our Oceans

• Main Authors: Riehl, Chris, Fagan, Julie M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: No Publisher Supplied 2011
• Subjects: Greenland; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7282/t3k64gwd; https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/38463/

The overwhelming effects of dwindling fish biomass on the world as a whole and what can be done. : The effects of commercial fishing on the world's fish populations have been largely ignored as an issue up to now. It not only impacts the biomass of the caught fish, but indirectly effects nearly every aspect of the saltwater ecosystem. Much of the problem lies in the difficult nature of policing the fishermen in international waters, but demand for the most effected fish is the obvious driving force of their actions. Countries like Japan, Portugal, and other historically seabound nations are huge fish consumers, and many nations, like Greenland and Iceland, are dependent on their seafood exports to sustain their economies. Fish is also an important part of the diet of those in developing nations. Reasons like these make it difficult to address the issue, yet also extremely important that we do so. To help raise awareness of the issue and to initiate action, I will be sending a letter to the Union of Concerned Scientists as my service project.