Overfishing

In Marta Coll’s article “Ecosystem Overfishing in the Ocean”, she explains the global effects of deep-ocean overfishing. Coll describes how overfishing destroys fish populations, damages ocean ecosystems, and causes economic instability (2008, p. 1). Overfishing is the unsustainable harvest of fish for market. Fisheries are overfished to create more profits in the short term for fishermen, who collect…

One known item that is ubiquitous in many different areas is trash. Whether one decides to walk down the streets or grab a quick bite to eat, it is often likely that someone will stumble upon an unsightly piece of garbage. This grotesque item often is found in once beautiful areas and it is slowly piling up. While some individuals will have no concern for this situation, that callous attitude has caused devastation for the ocean and its inhabitants. With information from Stephen D. A. Smith and…

an overwhelming technique of mass fishing, to feed the global population. Research has suggested that the quality of water, and the life in it, have been viewed as replaceable, and something easily redeemable; not realizing that a combination of overfishing and releasing contaminated waste in the water takes generations…

2014). Finning, Overfishing, and Bycatch Sharks are “apex” predators at the top of the ocean’s food chain. They keep the oceanic ecosystem balanced, which covers more than two-thirds…

“The Risks we Take Wildly Exceed the Ones we Avoid” written by Mark Winston is essentially stating that humans are misled. It explains that we tolerate an insane number of overlooked risks while also caring too much about new technologies that impact our health less. Automobiles, tobacco, and alcohol are key examples in which the article references because they yield negative health effects and are highly tolerated, by an average person. As individuals, we are concerned with immediate hazards…

The Tragedy of the Commons is a principle that is linked to how humans use and abuse the world in the pursuit of our own self-interest. One example of the Tragedy of the Commons is humans’ overfishing of the oceans. By overfishing the ocean (the ocean being the “commons”) we deplete the ocean of fish and other marine life, which alters the planet’s well-being. The ocean’s well-being is imperative to many biological cycles that keep the planet running smoothly. Fishermen continue to fish at an…

five main negative impacts that humans are currently having on reef systems worldwide. They are overfishing, deforestation, coastal development, coral disease and pollution. Overfishing, and other destructive fishing practices have been identified for a very long time as the most pervasive out of all local threats facing coral reefs. More than half of the world’s reefs are threatened by overfishing and this increases to 95% of reefs affected in South East Asia, most likely as a result of blast…

finding loopholes. Although whaling has been handled irresponsibly in the past, small-scale whaling should be considered acceptable, when new regulations are set in place so the action is much more sustainable and will not follow the mistakes of overfishing in the past. Small scale whaling has been an issue for a while, open to the public’s eye around the 20th century. Once impactful technology was created in the 1800s, including steam powered ships and explosive harpoons, it was much easier…

personal gains results in the condition of Hardin’s problem: an optimal population size cannot be reached with the current system and values that society holds(1244). Furthermore, this problem has consequences. At low-populations, polluting, overfishing, and overgrazing were not an issue because the resources were abundant. However, once overpopulation happened, humans would exploit and use their natural resources faster than nature could replenish…

have been found with tiny plastic particles embedded within their meat. These tiny particles are then consumed and can cause illnesses to humans. On top of plastic killing marine life and effecting humans, consumption of sea food is producing an overfishing…