Braxton Powell
The concept of overfishing has been a large topic of discussion in recent years because of the rising numbers of endangerment and the rising prices of fish that have threatened ocean populations for the past 3 decades. This has caused regulations to change and, in some cases, the Alaskan crab season to be canceled per, “Fortune Magazine,” “Alaskan officials recently canceled the Bering Sea snow crab season for the first time ever after scientists discovered an unprecedented decline in crab numbers.
Climate change is the number one suspect in the drop-off.” The main concern is population endangerment and the cost of the fishing companies. Which also goes into the next concept that plays a significant role in overfishing; money. When interviewed Hillgrove Sophomore Peyton Curley said this about the impact of money, "The more you catch the more you make" This is true when it comes fishers disregarding population size to get a bigger payment. Without a consistent number of fish, the fishers are not making enough money which makes it hard to obey laws.
Another big cause is geographic location such as countries that live near the coast like countries in Asia, according to “Statista.com” China leads with commercial fishing numbers as high as 14.65 million metric tons gapping 2nd places Indonesia by almost double. This is because China’s lack of policies and laws make it that much easier to over fish. A solution to this as stated by Hillgrove student Peyton Curley, "Make fish cheaper or make the laws and limits more serious."
Some people suggest making punishments more intense to make sure fishers follow the laws. The Government in every country responsible for overfishing needs to get a grasp on their commercial fishing companies because this disrupts supply and demand because there are less fish every year because they have less time to reproduce. The countries need to get overfishing under control and find an alternative in their diet. This would create a longer reproduction season, causing the fish to have a healthier population, which is very necessary to keep our ocean species steady.
The concept of overfishing has been a large topic of discussion in recent years because of the rising numbers of endangerment and the rising prices of fish that have threatened ocean populations for the past 3 decades. This has caused regulations to change and, in some cases, the Alaskan crab season to be canceled per, “Fortune Magazine,” “Alaskan officials recently canceled the Bering Sea snow crab season for the first time ever after scientists discovered an unprecedented decline in crab numbers.
Climate change is the number one suspect in the drop-off.” The main concern is population endangerment and the cost of the fishing companies. Which also goes into the next concept that plays a significant role in overfishing; money. When interviewed Hillgrove Sophomore Peyton Curley said this about the impact of money, "The more you catch the more you make" This is true when it comes fishers disregarding population size to get a bigger payment. Without a consistent number of fish, the fishers are not making enough money which makes it hard to obey laws.
Another big cause is geographic location such as countries that live near the coast like countries in Asia, according to “Statista.com” China leads with commercial fishing numbers as high as 14.65 million metric tons gapping 2nd places Indonesia by almost double. This is because China’s lack of policies and laws make it that much easier to over fish. A solution to this as stated by Hillgrove student Peyton Curley, "Make fish cheaper or make the laws and limits more serious."
Some people suggest making punishments more intense to make sure fishers follow the laws. The Government in every country responsible for overfishing needs to get a grasp on their commercial fishing companies because this disrupts supply and demand because there are less fish every year because they have less time to reproduce. The countries need to get overfishing under control and find an alternative in their diet. This would create a longer reproduction season, causing the fish to have a healthier population, which is very necessary to keep our ocean species steady.
