Overfishing
As a result the overall ecological unity of our
oceans are under stress and at risk of collapse.
We are in risk of losing a valuable food source many depend upon for social, economical or
dietary reasons.
FISHING DOWN THE FOOD WEB: It's not only the fish that is affected by fishing. As we are fishing
down the food web the increasing effort needed to catch something of commercial value marine
mammals, sharks, sea birds, and non commercially viable (vajabl) fish species in the web of marine
biodiversity are overexploited, killed as bycatch and discarded, and threatened (trätnd) by the
industrialized fisheries. Scientists agree that at current exploitation rates many important fish stocks will
be removed from the system within 25 years.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?: Every long-term successful and sustainable fishery, near-shore or
high-seas, needs to be managed according to some basic ground rules: Safe catch limits, Controls on
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