Basic Information
Fishing has been around since the native people. Most commonly found fish are Salmon, Hake, Ground Fish, Carp, Sole, Bass, Halibut andTHi more.4 British Colombia exports about 16% of all of its fish, Canada exports about 85% of all of its fish.5 60% of the world’s fish comes from the Pacific Ocean. Overfishing has been a big problem in Canada - resulting to over 50,000 people losing their jobs.6 Overfishing will eventually lead to the decrease of different species of fish.7
The bar graph shows how each year Canada is exporting more fish to other countries which brings in more money to the economy. The Environmental Impact This Industry Has Had
The Fishing industry has both pros and cons. Some cons that affect the environment
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He discovered that 90% of fish stay in areas near inland lakes. He also discovered that most fish are affected by underwater structure. Those 2 reasons can be why fish are constantly relocating. This has lead to the creation of the Fish Finder. The Fish Finder was created to pinpoint the location for where you would like to fish. It will show the waters depth, what the ocean structure is like in that area, and it will show the population of fish in there.12 The Fish Finder is still used today and it has been a big help to fisherman.
This is a picture of the Fish Finder. It has been used for many years and has helped out fishermen a lot. Economic Contribution to Canada
The fishing industry in Western Canada gives many job opportunities to many people. Because there are so many job opportunities, the company is rapidly preparing fish to be exported to other countries. Exporting to other countries creates more money, which will go towards helping the economy.9 In 2015, the fish industry has brought over $6 million to Canada’s economy. This will always be a reliable industry because aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production activities in the
Since three-forth of the world is composed of bodies of water, it’s natural that a great number of people rely on fishing for their livelyhood or just for their recreation needs. There are numerous of fish species swimming under the lakes, seas, ponds, and rivers. Most anglers consider fishing as the delight in their purpose-driven life, a sport, as they say.
Due to the demand many packaging for the fish can find its was back to sea, or when fishermen are out at sea they can leave their garbage. Many nets from the boats and gears can also be found in the water, that fish can later see as food, eat it, and die; this ties back to extinction in fish. There is much pollution and decline stocks in fish because it is very hard to regulate the seas. To fulfill the growing demand for seafood, many companies are forced to fish beyond areas that are supposed to be non-fishing zones. This is because there are hardly any laws or restrictions telling them where they can and cannot fish. Sally Driscoll and Tom Warhol report in, ‘Overfishing’, that itt wasn’t until 1956 where we saw our first regulation, the United Nations organized the first UN Convention of the Law of the Sea or the NCLOS which helped promote rights of all countries by establishing boundaries off shore. Meaning that some seafood fished in certain areas of the ocean cannot be sold in certain countries, and in some areas it is illegal to fish unless you have a permit from that country. Economy also helps make it harder to regulate the seas, in ‘Overfishing’ it is explained that Preisdent Barack Obama brought up Antiquities Act of 1906, that let fishermen expand their fishing areas. The United Nations FAO estimates that 25 percent of all fish trapped in nets are labeled unusable or not licensed for fishing by the
As early as 1914, the Government was receiving reports from the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries on the potential impact to unregulated fishing. By 1931, serious questions were being asked about the ability of the fish to be able to continue to meet the demands and ever-increasing fishing that was occurring in the area. By the 1980s, the fishing in the George’s Banks has almost become unprofitable. (www.nefc.noaa.gov, 2004)
Earth's oceans make up over 75% of the Earth as a whole. With that being said, it is vital to understand the significance on the contents of the oceans. Since fish and marine products make up a large portion of our diet, fishing practices need to be properly managed. In this essay, overfishing will be defined, its consequences will be revealed, and plans for proper fish distribution will be executed.
Fishing has been around for centuries, it has been a tool for survival as well as a competitive sport that people love. In the present day, fishing is still loved and practiced as a favorite activity and a pastime across the globe. Unfortunately, fish species are being threatened by the amount of illegal, unreported, and
Introduction In the article, ‘Report of the Review of the Regulations and Policy for Direct Fish Sales in Newfoundland and Labrador’ Eric Dunne Consulting Initiatives (2010) focus on examining the state of direct sales of fish to facilitate regulatory improvements in the fishery industry. Direct sales in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) activities are prone to adverse commercial and resource consequences as capacity problems arise in the commercial exploitation of the resource. The concern that Eric Dunne Consulting Initiatives (2010) raise relates to the failure of the licensing requirements and traditional aspects of buying and selling fish to provide sufficient guidance in resolving issues brought by direct sales in the fishery industry. This paper seeks to review the report by Eric Dunne Consulting Initiatives (2010) and to develop a discussion paper with the appropriate recommendations for the government’s consideration.
There is one species of Atlantic salmon and five species of Pacific. Atlantic salmon account for almost 95 percent of the farmed salmon produced, and most of them are farm-raised on the pacific coast. Pacific species account for all of the wild salmon caught in the Americas and some of them are also farm-raised. No wild Atlantic salmon are fished commercially in North America, as they are an endangered species. Atlantic salmon have become the species of choice to raise on farms because they are more adaptable to the farming techniques and make better use of feed so they produce more salmon with less feed.
However, Japan, one of the first countries to develop salmon hatchery program, as well as, an extensive aquaculture program receives the major credit for Japans eighty percent overall salmon production in the 1990’s. Moreover, this form of aquaculture is a principle source of fish not only in the United States, but also globally with China, now being the world’s largest producer with fish. Although, the practice of salmon aquaculture were thought to have developed via the Danish system of raising rainbow trout in freshwater
Slowly, as the trends continue, we will inevitably see many fish species start to disappear. In fact, the ill-treatment of species on the Canadian border has already devastated a large species, the cod. In the 1950s the Newfoundland Grand Banks was home to a plentitude of cod; early European explorers said,”that if you lowered a basket into the water, cod will fill it to the brim.” It supplied the locals with an item of trade and a source of food.
"A Sustainable Harvest." Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 10 May 2011. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. .
Since the arrival of the explorers in the seventeenth century, fishing has been practiced in Canada. In the east coast, there was an abundance of cod within the waters, although not known at the time. The first fishermen in Canada could barely use otter-trawling as their means of catching fish because of the amount of cod fish in the waters. Time will pass, and people will immigrate to the east coast because of their realization that this will sustain the economy for years to come. The early fishermen lived in a lucky time when they could catch freely but because of unsustained fishing, this is not the case today. The amount of fish that is caught on the east coast of Canada is depleting at an alarming rate. The amount of fish in the western
Hunting and fishing are beneficial to the economy because they cause a major economic impact: “Hunters and anglers are a $76 billion economic force” (Hunting and Fishing). One way hunting and fishing cause a major economic impact is through
Fishing and harvesting of seafood have been a part of our society, and over the last few decades, it has skyrocketed in sales throughout the United States. In fact, in 2006 there were about 30 million people in the United States alone that engaged in recreational fishing. Seafood harvesting includes locally caught, imported, aquaculture knew more commonly as farm raised. In 2013, the amount of fish and shellfish harvested from the wild was about eight times greater than the amount of seafood produced by the domestic aquaculture farms.
Overfishing Throughout my research on the topic of Overfishing I have learned many new things about the environment and the ways the government deals with resource management. I believe that the choices the government is making when it comes to dealing with the topic of overfishing are realistic, but can be fine tuned so they are more effective. I also believe that if overfishing is not stopped around the world, the ocean along with other marine ecosystems will break down and become destabilized, having major negative affects on the world. Ecosystem destruction is one of the biggest problems that come from overfishing.