GGR223H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Hydraulic Machinery, Overfishing, Industrial Revolution
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January 25 2017 (l03 readings) overfishing crisis becky mansfield. Crisis of overfishing has had consequences on poor coastal communities in the global. Overfishing has both environmental and socio-economic dimensions: overfishing is a problem for fish and for the communities that survive on fish. Refers to a situation in which fishing substantially reduces the abundance of a population of fish; this then causes a variety of broader ecological and socio-economic changes. One evidence: collapse of a variety of individual fisheries around the world, fishing nets a smaller amount now than before. In the short to medium term, overfishing can be masked through enhanced fish catching technology by allowing fisherman to find an abundance of fish even through population decline. Overfishing is widespread and a global issue. Aquaculture farming fish by raising instead of capturing them, may be one fix. Economic development (1) big boats and big business.
