Whenever fishermen go out to sea they always have to consider the dangerous possibilities of storms, squabbles, and sometimes-even pirates. Now, a new problem is arising. Research from marine biologist Boris Worm has proven that, “by the middle of this century, fishermen will have almost nothing left to catch.” Overfishing, climate change, and pollution have contributed to thedecrease of fish and damage of reefs and other natural habitats in the ocean. From the looks of the ocean, we must be more conservative with the items we take.
With the decrease of fish in the ocean, the value of export trade has increased. The demandof seafood has grown intensively because of our dietary needs. In the past several decades the value of fish export trade has grown to $71 billion. 90% of the population of big predators like tuna and cod has almost been fished out of existence. This means that all the major seafood that we eat on a daily basis are slowly becoming extinct. Right now our best option is to eat sustainably harvested seafood. The Monterey Bay Aquarium gave out a list of options. By eating those certain types of seafood it will decrease the amount of fish being taken out of the sea. Several restaurants even agreed to sell sustainably harvested seafood. Now if we team up with other countries, it will ultimately restore our ocean’s population.
The use of overfishing has caused a diverse amount of fish almost to extinction. Before we know it there won’t be anything left in the ocean to fish for. Knowing that, we have to be more cautious and conservative of the amounts of seafood we take out of the ocean. It is possible to restore our resources. The only way is for everyone to make an effort. If we lost all fish in the ocean it would dramatically harm our economic, political, and social life.
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