Overfishing is not only affecting the simple status of fish populations and economic viability of fisheries but it also results in much broader impacts on global food security, social stability, cultural survival, and even national security (J.L. Overfishing is a contemporary issue that will continue and will cause fishless oceans by 2048 if humans keep fishing at the current pace (David Marinell, 2018). In recent years, the global consequences of overfishing have been the focus of scientists, economists, and policymakers. Additionally, fish provide the primary, consistent source of protein consumed, for nearly 50% of the world’s population (FAO, 2018). Over 15% of the blue economy sector is represented by the fisheries sector which contributes to nearly 60 million jobs globally (FAO, 2018). Actually, nearly 90% of the world fish population are fully exploited, overexploited or depleted (YPTE, 2020).įisheries is obviously a major part of the global economy. Today, the rapid and modern development in fishing technology such as the massive factory ships, global positioning systems (GPS), and techniques that allow ships to deploy hooks and nets at tremendous depths make it easy to capture more fish and put the fish stock in decline. Overfishing is a relatively new phenomenon, that makes our oceans under pressure to meet the needs of growing populations in developing countries and a growing appetite for fish and seafood in developed nations.
Nowadays, the increase of world population that is demanding more seafood and fish than ever creates a serious and global concern which is the unsustainable fishing that results in overfishing.
Souha Neguez Overfishing: A Current Serious Environmental ProblemĬhange in society’s lifestyle, the development of Urbanization, excess consumption and waste of human, make our planet struggle and face every day drastic effects on certain ecologies and biospheres.
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