Social Studies: Sustainable Fishing

Hey everyone! This time in Social Studies we are looking at Sustainable Fishing. Our task was to answer these two questions based on the readings and videos we have watched. 

Is Sustainable fishing even possible?

I don't think sustainable fishing would be possible soon. A large shocking amount of aquatic animals are being killed each year. For instance, the Dolphins population has decreased 50% over three generations. Unfortunately, this is all because of human fishing activities. Analysing the result, scientists have stated that many aquatic species are becoming endangered. Well, the demand for seafood and new technologies being invented, have led the fishing practices more accessible, resulting in a drastic change in the fish population. If this continues, there might be no hope for the future. Resulting in, end of the world. 

How is commercial fishing a threat to dolphins and birdlife (bycatch)?

Commercial fishing is an obvious threat to dolphins and birdlife. Why? It is because gears like Purse seining, longlining and many other types of fishing gears, can result in a lot of bycatch. The definition of bycatch is when you catch species that weren't purposely targeted. Commonly, most bycatch species that were accidentally caught are dolphins, birdlife and many other species. There is about 40% of bycatch in fishing. Most of those bycatch doesn't go back to the water. Instead, they get killed and produced on the market. Over-fishing is also one of the major problems why it could be a threat to aquatic animals. Fishermen have terribly frequently have taken species of fish per hour--resulting--species not having enough time to reproduce. Which is what over-fishing is all about. We need to put an end to this as soon as possible, however, commercially won't be possible.