Oceans of Nothing
Over time
fish has become a popular to many people of different cultures around the
world. But now, the amount of fish in the ocean makes it harder to get the
certain type of fish you would like to eat at the price you would want. Back in
the day the fishermen only had to worry about the unexpected storms that would
happen while they’re fishing. But, with the present day fishermen, they would
have to worry about if the amount of fish they catch would be as much as they
expected. Most favorite fishes haven’t been around because about 90% of the
oceans big predators like cod and tuna have been fishes out of existence. Up to
half the marine life caught by fishers is discarded, and often found dead. Over
fishing has become a problem, which has affected many people. Companies
have turning more to sustainable harvest seafood, in other words fake fish.
Since 1999 the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program has been giving out
information alternative seafood. The Marine Stewardship Council has partnered
with corporations to similarly certify wild and farm raise seafood. Big name
brands such as Walmart and Red Lobster, among others, have made the choice to
sell sustainable harvest seafood. Seafood is a good alternative to satisfy many
people but is not the healthiest compared to the fish caught in the ocean. Over
the past 3 decades the fish export trade has grown to produce 30 million tons
of fish. The fish value has increased to $71 billion. As far as the amount of too much fish caught, wasting it has
also become an issue. As
much as people love their fresh fish we have to start transitioning into
sustainable harvest seafood to help. The amount of fish around the world has
been decreasing due to overfishing and the amount of fish people waste.
Overfishing has been a problem for many years and if we want to start
conserving now we might start saving the population of fish in the ocean.
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