Fish Depletion Due to Globalisation
Class Work Task – World Fisheries and Globalisation
Planet earth’s population is in excess of 7 billion people. This is only expected to rise with major medical and technological advancements on top of more people being born. Humans need various resources to survive; one of the main ones is food.
Fish & Sustainability
Fish is a common food item enjoyed by many globally enjoyed in their respective cultural cuisines. It is estimated that there are over 32 000 fish species in the world. They are one of the most diverse kingdoms in ‘animalia’. Many species are threatened with extinction due to over-fishing of their kind, and disruption of the food chain. Overfishing eventually leads to population collapse, meaning the survivors cannot produce enough offspring to replenish the fish which were removed. This can cause commercial extinction, which by the name suggests, a species is no longer able to sustain a fishery. There are estimates that eating fish will be a thing of the past in 50 years due to their lack of quick reproduction and our need for more food!
A sustainable supply of fish is inevitable for many reasons
a) A rising population means a rising demand. This demand will be almost impossible to satisfy due to the sheer size of the demand and the fact that there aren’t enough fish to take away from their environment to do such a thing
b) Fish do not reproduce at a rate fast enough for humans to be able to consume as much as we do and sustain a regular and ‘safe’ supply.
c) Lack of jurisdiction on international waters for maintaining and helping fish to re-produce.
Keeping the Trade Fair
Globalisation is great for many things, and bad for others. An example of unfairness in globalisation is a change in technology. Catching fish the traditional way is not a sustainable approach for world markets. New means of technology is available to assist those catching fish to be more effective. These come in the form of traps, SONAR and satellites. These pieces
Planet earth’s population is in excess of 7 billion people. This is only expected to rise with major medical and technological advancements on top of more people being born. Humans need various resources to survive; one of the main ones is food.
Fish & Sustainability
Fish is a common food item enjoyed by many globally enjoyed in their respective cultural cuisines. It is estimated that there are over 32 000 fish species in the world. They are one of the most diverse kingdoms in ‘animalia’. Many species are threatened with extinction due to over-fishing of their kind, and disruption of the food chain. Overfishing eventually leads to population collapse, meaning the survivors cannot produce enough offspring to replenish the fish which were removed. This can cause commercial extinction, which by the name suggests, a species is no longer able to sustain a fishery. There are estimates that eating fish will be a thing of the past in 50 years due to their lack of quick reproduction and our need for more food!
A sustainable supply of fish is inevitable for many reasons
a) A rising population means a rising demand. This demand will be almost impossible to satisfy due to the sheer size of the demand and the fact that there aren’t enough fish to take away from their environment to do such a thing
b) Fish do not reproduce at a rate fast enough for humans to be able to consume as much as we do and sustain a regular and ‘safe’ supply.
c) Lack of jurisdiction on international waters for maintaining and helping fish to re-produce.
Keeping the Trade Fair
Globalisation is great for many things, and bad for others. An example of unfairness in globalisation is a change in technology. Catching fish the traditional way is not a sustainable approach for world markets. New means of technology is available to assist those catching fish to be more effective. These come in the form of traps, SONAR and satellites. These pieces