Alaskan Fishing Environment

Fishing and hunting were started by the cave men who first roamed the earth, since then it has changed very much with the growing worldwide popular, and culture. The fishing market specially is constantly evolving to the needs of the public who buy the product, and the environmental changes we face every day. In recent times fishing in the Atlantic Ocean has fallen due to environmentally damaging factors, however fishing in the Alaskan region has maintained its less contaminated waters and tried to keep a balance on the amount of fishes taken out of the water vs the amount still in the water and able to reproduce.

One of the biggest factors that pose a threat to the fishing industry in the environment and the sanctions being imposed by governments …show more content…
Sound pollution caused by massive ships and boats crossing the oceans are affecting the reproductive cycles of fish across the world. Each day sound pollution grows more and more due to the rising amount of ships and boats travelling via sea, the only way to stop this is to stop the ships, which is unlikely any time soon. Unfortunately out of our control is also the sound effects that earthquakes and natural disasters have on the reproductive cycle of marine …show more content…
Salmon is one of the world’s most popular fish to eat and therefore the need for a viable solution to preserving the species was needed. Salmon farms utilize genetically modified fish to be raised to full grown fish in a confined area. However good this is for the salmon eating population we can still see a slight negative impact on the environment due to some of these genetically modified Salmon escaping captivity and breeding with ordinary Salmon, thus creating a slightly different Salmon breed. This great source explains some of the challenges we face "Salmon Farms Pose Significant Threat to Salmon Fisheries in the Pacific Northwest, Researchers Find: 9/03." Stanford News. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec.