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7/27/2019 UOPX Wk 6 SCI275 Assignment Water Resource Plan
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Over Fishing: Greatest Human Threat to an Oceans Survival
OVER FISHING: GREATEST HUMAN THREAT TO AN OCEANS
SURVIVAL
BY EVONIA HOGAN
AXIA COLLEGE AT UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................3
OVERFISHING - DEFINITION........................................................................................................4
PROBLEMSOF OVERFISHING.......................................................................................................4Effects on the Ecosystem.........................................................................................................4
Effects on Employment ...........................................................................................................4
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONSTO OVERFISHING.....................................................................................4What can be done about the problem of over fishing? ...........................................................4
How will a management and sustainment plan affect the community?...................................5
What are the limitations and challenges of management and sustainment plan?..................5OPPOSITIONTO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS..........................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................7
TABLE 1. MANAGEMENTAND SUSTAINMENT PLAN....................................................................8
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Over Fishing: Greatest Human Threat to an Oceans Survival
Introduction
Over fishing has been here since the 11th century. This has caused the destruction of
local and regional ecosystems. Once the fisheries depleted a specific ecosystem, they moved on
to unexploited waters. (Greenpeace.org, 2008)
Over fishing has now reached global levels of devastation to the planets oceans. The
problem is now one that the people of the entire world must work on to solve.
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Over Fishing - Definition
Over fishing occurs when fish are caught faster than they can reproduce.
Problems of Over Fishing
Effects on the Ecosystem
It has been shown that it is the greatest negative human impact on the world's oceans. It
makes the oceans ecosystems more vulnerable to harm. Over fishing contributes to the decline
of marine birds and mammals by reducing their food supplies (NRDC.org, n.d.). This causes a
domino effect that is damaging the ecosystem. With the loss of certain varieties of fish comes the
loss of their predators. The depletion of those predators come the loss of predators that are higher
on the food chain. Each loss of a link in the food chain weakens the survival of all creatures and
plants.
Effects on Employment
Over fishing has caused the closure of fisheries, once the supply of fish is depleted. The
closure of these fisheries causes a dramatic increase of unemployment amongst the workers. It
also causes those businesses that support the fisheries and their families to go under.
Possible Solutions to Over Fishing
What can be done about the problem of over fishing?
Support a National Healthy Oceans Act. (Ocean Conservancy.org, n.d.)
Buy sustainable seafood This comes from a fishery whose practices can be maintainedindefinitely without reducing the target species ability to maintain its population.
Support conservation measures to rebuild fish stocks and stop overfishing.
Support research on ocean ecosystems and sustainable fisheries management.
Promoting legislation that requires sustainable fishing.
Help fisheries manage implementation of existing laws that govern fishing.
Support legal action to enforce laws that protect fish and ocean ecosystems.
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Support sustainable aquaculture Farming species that are plant eaters, who can breed in
captivity, and does not produce high levels of nutrient output.
Reduce fuel subsidies to commercial fishermen.
Sanctions against countries that continue to practice over fishing.
Encourage seafood buyers to engage in fixing troubled, "red-listed" fisheries.
An example of a management and sustainment plan to be used for the alleviation of over
fishing. (See Table 1.)
How will a management and sustainment plan affect the community?
This plan will provide information to the community to make an educated and informed
decision about supporting the elimination of over fishing. We as a people of this planet have no
idea of the effects of this issue. The only information that is readily available is that which is
made visible by the media.
This plan will expose the problem on a regional level. When a problem is presented to an
unwary victim, it tends to get greater support.
What are the limitations and challenges of management and sustainment plan?
Every plan starts out with the intention of changing the world. Both critics and supporters
will participate in the development of a more detailed plan. Each battle will have to be fought as
they occur. This plan will be taken apart and redesigned to combat the changes that will happen
over time.
This plan will only work as hard as the developer and will succeed if a persistent effort is
given towards the cause.
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Opposition to Possible Solutions
The fishing industry's is looking for a short term solution to over fishing by turning towards the
Pacific.
They be aquaculture is not a solution to overfishing. Traditional aquaculture make
substantial contributions to food supplies, but they are not sustainable. The methods used for
some aquaculture farming only resulted in widespread degrading of the environment.
Unsustainable aquaculture also negatively impacts on the food supplies and food
security of developing coastal countries. (Greenpeace.org, 2008)
Conclusion
The oceans of the world cannot survive without our help. When the oceans are all gone
and the creatures that survive there have perished, what will we do? Remember, there will only
be a survival of the fittest.
So far, the creatures of the sea have resorted to seeking out other food sources that are in
the ocean. What will happen when those sources are depleted? Every one becomes fair game,
where will you hide?
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References
Staff ofNational Resources Defense Council, (n.d.). Issues: Trouble in the Ocean,NRDC.org,
Retrieved June 21, 2008 from http://oceans.nrdc.org/issues
Staff of Ocean Conservancy, (n.d.), Start a Sea Change, Issues: Over fishing, Ocean
Conservancy.org, Retrieved June 23, 2008 from
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issues_overfishing
Staff of Greenpeace International, (2008), Sustainable Aquaculture, Greenpeace.org. Retrieved
June 23, 2008 from
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/overfishing
Staff of Greenpeace International, (2008), A Brief History of Over fishing, Greenpeace
International. Retrieved June 23, 2008 from
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/seafood/understanding-the-problem/overfishing-
history
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http://oceans.nrdc.org/issueshttp://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issues_overfishinghttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/overfishinghttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/seafood/understanding-the-problem/overfishing-historyhttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/seafood/understanding-the-problem/overfishing-historyhttp://oceans.nrdc.org/issueshttp://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=issues_overfishinghttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/overfishinghttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/seafood/understanding-the-problem/overfishing-historyhttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/seafood/understanding-the-problem/overfishing-history7/27/2019 UOPX Wk 6 SCI275 Assignment Water Resource Plan
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Table 1. Management and Sustainment Plan
Action Items Action Steps Timeline
Research and identify the
effects of over fishing.
Review environmental Web sites and journals.
Document the sources of over fishing. Provide both environmental
and economic effects of over fishing
Document video interviews of environmental researchers and
facilitators.
Month 1-3
Develop an education
program about the effects of
over fishing.
Develop a presentation about why this program is needed and
include the ill effects of over fishing, the lifestyle changes that will
be required, and the benefits and challenges of change.
Month 1-3
Develop an action plan for
possible solutions.
Develop a presentation about what we can do to help resolve the
problems of over fishing on a global level.
Month 1 - 9
Form a group ofsympathizers.
Contact local government agencies and get information on creating anon-profit group to support the cause.
Create a charter for the group.
Month 1 -3
Schedule presentation days
and times with as many
organizations that lobby for a
greener earth as possible.
Attend regional lobbyist meetings to present the benefits of the
programs.
Request to be added to the agenda of each group to keep an active
presence.
Document the audio and visual equipment needed for presentation
and layout of each meeting place.
Ongoing
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