Destructive Fishing
Correcting Destructive Fishing
Correcting Destructive Fishing Fishing can be a very relaxing pastime in fact fishing is actually one of the most popular pastimes around the globe. Although it may sound strange there are some onlookers that actually view some fishermen as crazy due to the amount of hours that is spent waiting. I believe this time to be serene, now where does one draw the line between a pastime and destructive fishing? According to the video from our week six assignments there seems to be a decrease in the population of certain fish large ones in fact such as tuna and swordfish. According to Pauly (2003), overfishing is a direct result from increased human population, as we humans multiply, it increases the demand for fish for us to eat, in can also impact in the commercial fishing industry, we must also consider the problems that arise should global and national policies fail sustain the management of fisheries, this problem could lead extinction of these fishes. It is very unfortunate the some of the damages of our aquatic ecosystem are a result from the techniques that are practiced by modern fishermen. An example would be cyanide fishing this is an illegal technique where fishermen spray coral reefs with this substance to catch different types of fish. This practice has become very controversial with especially with environmentalists because of the effects that it has on our environment. Another example would be dynamite fishing this technique, also illegal is where one would use explosives such as dynamite to kills schools of fish for easy collection and simply destroying our ecosystem. Although there are laws that are set in place to help reduce the problem of overfishing the provisions are only binding for international waters (Axia, 2010). Industrialized countries ' interest in removing manganese nodules from the ocean floor, first expressed in the 1960s, triggered the formation of an international treaty, the U.N.
Correcting Destructive Fishing Fishing can be a very relaxing pastime in fact fishing is actually one of the most popular pastimes around the globe. Although it may sound strange there are some onlookers that actually view some fishermen as crazy due to the amount of hours that is spent waiting. I believe this time to be serene, now where does one draw the line between a pastime and destructive fishing? According to the video from our week six assignments there seems to be a decrease in the population of certain fish large ones in fact such as tuna and swordfish. According to Pauly (2003), overfishing is a direct result from increased human population, as we humans multiply, it increases the demand for fish for us to eat, in can also impact in the commercial fishing industry, we must also consider the problems that arise should global and national policies fail sustain the management of fisheries, this problem could lead extinction of these fishes. It is very unfortunate the some of the damages of our aquatic ecosystem are a result from the techniques that are practiced by modern fishermen. An example would be cyanide fishing this is an illegal technique where fishermen spray coral reefs with this substance to catch different types of fish. This practice has become very controversial with especially with environmentalists because of the effects that it has on our environment. Another example would be dynamite fishing this technique, also illegal is where one would use explosives such as dynamite to kills schools of fish for easy collection and simply destroying our ecosystem. Although there are laws that are set in place to help reduce the problem of overfishing the provisions are only binding for international waters (Axia, 2010). Industrialized countries ' interest in removing manganese nodules from the ocean floor, first expressed in the 1960s, triggered the formation of an international treaty, the U.N.
References: Axia College of University of Phoenix. (2008). the ocean and fisheries. Retrieved March 2, 2010, from Axia College, Week Six reading, aXcess, SCI275—Environmental Science Course Web site. Pauly, D. (2003). Counting the last fish. Scientific American, 289(1), 42. Retrieved March 2, 2010, from EBSCOHost (00328669). Worm, B. (2007). Fishin ' gone. Best Life, 4(5), 74. Retrieved March 2, 2010, from EBSCOHost (18604529).