In the summer of 1992, the worlds most powerful leaders descended upon Rio de Janeiro for the first United Nations directed Earth Summit. The goal of this summit was to set up and find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and tackle pollution of the planet. With the attendance of representatives for governments such as Canada, The United States of America, and China the focus of this conference was the state of the global environment and the relationship between economics, science and the environment in a political context. The conference itself pointed to signs of progress and growth for the looming dangers that climate change and global warming posed. Unfortunately, the progress that was anticipated to come
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With this into account, it is not a understatement to proclaim that the aquaculture industry is essential for the security and growth of Canada, Mexico, and the United States economies. The ocean and fishing industry are major contributors in the promotion of local commercial cultivation and food supply. With growth on a local level for aquaculture, the ripple of economic prosperity is felt across the continent. Unfortunately, there has been a gradual decline in production from this sector of the economy and this regression in production has swept across the entire continent. For example, a study conducted in 2008 by the government of Canada studied the production trends of the fishing industry and the decline it has had over the span of four years. This studied showed that in 2004, the Maritime district of Canada had produced 60,789 tonnes of fish and by 2008 this number had dropped down to 40,485 tonnes of fish. This is a prime example of the progressive decay of productivity for ocean based commerce that hails true across the entire …show more content…
The ocean is a major absorbent of carbon and other greenhouse gases, with it absorbing around 26% of carbon emissions each year. Due to the major annual increase of Carbon Dioxide, the ocean must increase its intake of greenhouse gases, leading to an unbalance within the oceans chemistry. For example, in a scientific study published by B.I. McNeil and R.J. Matear proves that the over saturation of Carbon Dioxide has led to a disruption in the equilibrium of the oceans chemistry. This study suggests “with climate change, a reduction in sea-ice extent in these high latitudes will allow a greater degree of CO2 saturation and greater anthropogenic CO2 accumulation, which is independent of ocean warming and reduces pH”, meaning that a reduction in the oceans pH level will lead to immense unbalance and coping cost. As mentioned before, the change in this change in the oceans chemical symmetry disrupts the growth of biomes, which ultimately disrupts the industries that depend on it. The depletion of population in these North American biospheres is what led to the 1992 collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fisheries. This particular collapse in the Maritime region of Canada saw the the population of Northern Cod drop to around 1% of its anticipated levels. This was due to a combination of both overfishing and poor conditions for the Northern Cods
With this into account, it is not a understatement to proclaim that the aquaculture industry is essential for the security and growth of Canada, Mexico, and the United States economies. The ocean and fishing industry are major contributors in the promotion of local commercial cultivation and food supply. With growth on a local level for aquaculture, the ripple of economic prosperity is felt across the continent. Unfortunately, there has been a gradual decline in production from this sector of the economy and this regression in production has swept across the entire continent. For example, a study conducted in 2008 by the government of Canada studied the production trends of the fishing industry and the decline it has had over the span of four years. This studied showed that in 2004, the Maritime district of Canada had produced 60,789 tonnes of fish and by 2008 this number had dropped down to 40,485 tonnes of fish. This is a prime example of the progressive decay of productivity for ocean based commerce that hails true across the entire …show more content…
The ocean is a major absorbent of carbon and other greenhouse gases, with it absorbing around 26% of carbon emissions each year. Due to the major annual increase of Carbon Dioxide, the ocean must increase its intake of greenhouse gases, leading to an unbalance within the oceans chemistry. For example, in a scientific study published by B.I. McNeil and R.J. Matear proves that the over saturation of Carbon Dioxide has led to a disruption in the equilibrium of the oceans chemistry. This study suggests “with climate change, a reduction in sea-ice extent in these high latitudes will allow a greater degree of CO2 saturation and greater anthropogenic CO2 accumulation, which is independent of ocean warming and reduces pH”, meaning that a reduction in the oceans pH level will lead to immense unbalance and coping cost. As mentioned before, the change in this change in the oceans chemical symmetry disrupts the growth of biomes, which ultimately disrupts the industries that depend on it. The depletion of population in these North American biospheres is what led to the 1992 collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fisheries. This particular collapse in the Maritime region of Canada saw the the population of Northern Cod drop to around 1% of its anticipated levels. This was due to a combination of both overfishing and poor conditions for the Northern Cods