The Importance of Sustainable Fishing
The seafood industry’s overexploitation of marine life has quickly drained fish stocks and diminished biodiversity, threatening our ocean’s ecosystems. A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature calculates that 6 billion tons of sea life have been caught since 1950. Furthermore, the UN Food and Agriculture Agency warns that 33.1% of commercial fish species have been threatened by overfishing. This steady and alarming depletion of the ocean’s fish has dire consequences, from disrupting a vital food source to influencing worldwide economies. Although there international policies have been enacted designed to combat declining fish stocks and species, this issue influences the entire world and is far from being solved. Without establishing sustainable fishing practices, people will go hungry and lose their livelihoods. Fish sustenance is an incredibly vital source of sustenance, providing healthy animal protein for over 3 billion people according to the Our Ocean organization, hosted by Se
