Overfishing: The Problem and the Solution Your Name Axia College of University of Phoenix Overfishing: The Problem and the Solution A major environmental problem that has developed over the last few years is overfishing. What is overfishing? Overfishing is simply what it sounds like. Overfishing occurs when fishermen are catching fish so quickly and at such high rates that the fish are unable to reproduce fast enough to replenish the population. It is my belief that‚ if this has not always
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information I needed for my research and has helped me understand more about how overfishing is affecting corals negatively. This article has also provided me a video interview that was conducted with one of the researchers. Purpose: The purpose of this source is that it provided me more information for my research proving that overfishing contributes to the declination of coral reefs. We need to take action to remove overfishing near these corals because corals are vital to the ecosystem‚ helping us learn
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life‚ no life of beauty‚ just water‚ all because of our careless overfishing‚ draining the waters of it’s exuberant life.This is what the not so far out future generations might be left with‚if we don’t do something about it‚ and soon. Overfishing is a global catastrophe affecting anyone and everyone in one way or another. Overfishing is when fisheries take unsustainably large amounts of targeted and untargeted fish species at a rate that they can not reproduce fast enough to keep up with. This seemingly
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The issue of overfishing is one that has been debated for many years‚ but has recently become increasingly relevant due to the severity and consequences that come along with it. There are a multitude of repercussions that come along with the problem of overfishing‚ which can be detrimental to various aspects of our lives‚ such as the economy and natural environment. If this global matter is not addressed in the near future‚ there may be immensely unfavourable outcomes. As of 2016‚ over 85 percent
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1. Overfishing dramatically reduces the population of the fishes that are being targeted by fishing companies. For example‚ the Chinese have overfished their fish populations in the East China Sea‚ so now they are fishing illegally on Philippine‚ and Argentine waters. This is now a crisis because if they have overfished their population‚ then they will continue to do this on waters of many countries. This will might lead the fish population to the point of extinction‚ similarly like how the beavers
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The Sustainability of Over Fishing Area A Hi‚ I’m Taylor and my sustainability project is on over fishing. Over fishing means “situations where one or more fish are reduced below their normal populations because of fishing activities”. This means that fish or fish’s population may be so over fished that it may not recover. So I am going to talk about ways we can still fish but in a more sustainable way. Area B Science‚ Math‚ and Technology can help my issue by leading up to it and possibly
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By: Jendaya Mills- Paynter My name is Kyle! I am 10 year old penguin and this is my story on when I learned about global warming‚ and how it was affecting my home. It was a hot summer day‚ hotter than usual. I just brought my ice cream no longer than 2 minutes and it’s running down my hand. I looked at my friend Jimmy’s snow cone and it was just as melted like mines. We lived in the North Pole and this wasn’t the norm. I had to find out what was happening B oom! Crash! Splash! Jimmy and I
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slightly‚ this research is conclusive with that of The Water Brothers and supports their findings that such a large number of global fish stocks are depleted. Overfishing‚ when fish are caught faster than they can reproduce (Lee & Safina n.d.) has decimated marine ecosystems around the world. One of the leading contributors to overfishing is bottom trawling. This fishing technique uses weighted nets‚ which drag across the ocean floor‚ catching anything in its path. This is the most destructive method
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Overfishing has brought many fish and other marine species to the brink of extinction‚ threatening future food supplies and the ways of life of many communities. Describe and discuss the global problem of overfishing and propose potential solutions to it‚ including by reference to the perceived solutions to environmental problems as they relate to the business activities discussed in this unit. Planet Earth is a closed system with limited resources—water‚ clean air and food are in high demand
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Overfishing is “the act of catching fish from the oceans faster than the the fish can reproduce and replace the caught fish numbers. Modern day technology and hi-tech equipments have made it easy to catch a larger number of fish in a shorter span of time and with minimal effort. The more and more fish are caught the lesser they are found in the waters. This is one of the main reasons that fishermen have to travel longer distances deeper into the sea to catch fish.” Because of our rapidly expanding
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