Over+fishing

= by Taj and Lavs. = =WHATS OVER FISHING? =  Simply, overfishing is catching too much fish! so much fish is caught, that the fish population gets smaller and smaller, as there are less fish left to repopulate and people are still catching too much fish. consequently, in the end, there are no more- or not much more- fish to catch.

**THE STATISTICS**     **WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US?** 
 * Over 25% of all the world's fish stocks are either overexploited or depleted.
 * Another 52% are fully exploited,and are in danger of becoming overexploited (maximum sustainable production level) and collapsing. So, almost 80% of the world's fisheries are fully- to over-exploited, or in a state of collapse.
 * Worldwide about 90% of the stocks of large predatory fish stocks are already gone. media type="youtube" key="fNDwSrRgtyA" height="344" width="425"
 * We are losing species as well as entire ecosystems.
 * We are in risk of losing a valuable food source many depend upon for social, economical or dietary reasons.

=THE FOOD WEB =

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Populations of top predators, a key indicator of ecosystem health, are disappearing at a frightening rate, and 90 percent of the large fish that many of us love to eat, such as tuna, swordfish, marlin, cod, halibut, skate, and flounder - have been fished out since large scale industrial fishing began in the 1950s. The depletion of these top predator species can cause a shift in entire oceans ecosystems where commercially valuable fish are replaced by smaller, plankton-feeding fish. This century may even see bumper crops of jellyfish replacing the fish consumed by humans. These changes endanger the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems, and hence threaten the livelihoods of those dependent on the oceans, both now and in the future.

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<span style="text-align: center; display: block; color: rgb(0, 81, 255); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;"> =<span style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; display: block; color: rgb(0, 81, 255); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">HOW CAN WE STOP OVERFISHING? <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;"> = <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">If we want to we can reverse most of the destruction. In some situations it might only take a decade, in other situations it might take many centuries. Yet in the end we can have productive and healthy oceans again as is shown in many examples around the world. We do however need to act on it now, before it's too late. Every long-term successful and sustainable fishery needs to be managed according to some basic rules: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A constantly reassessed, scientifically determined, limit on the total number of fish caught and landed by a fishery. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The use of techniques and rules to prevent the unintentional killing and disposal of fish, and other oceanic life not part of the target catch or landed. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The key parts in ecosystems need full protection from destructive fisheries; e.g. the delicate sea floor, unique unexplored habitats, and corals. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A monitoring system to make sure fishermen do not land more than they are allowed to, do not fish in closed areas and cheat as less as possible.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Save catch limits**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Controls on bycatch**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Protection of pristine and important habitats**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Monitoring and Enforcement**

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> ps. rip mj :)