Oceans of Nothing

Oceans of Nothing

By: Erin Wagatsuma & Jessie Kalen                      

   Fishermen that have been overfishing the seas have depleted the fish numbers to where they are almost extinct. According to a recent study at least 29% of fished species have been collapsed and the trend is accelerating. Half of the marine animals caught by fishermen are often dead, discarded, or a by catch. There is now a global effort to reduce fishing practices that aren't sustainable. If the fishermen keep fishing at the rate they are the fish species will soon die out.                    
  Fishermen have plenty to worry about, but the one thing they least expected was for the fish to come close to extinction.  Over time the fish export trade has grown, to 30 million tons and it's value has increased to $71 billion. A team of 13 researchers from 4 countries have come to a stunning conclusion, that by the middle of the century there will be almost nothing left to catch. 90% of cod and tuna have been fished out to extinct. With so little left to fish the tuna and cod will become too rare and too expensive. A Stanford marine biologist said that "None of us regular working folks are going to be able to afford seafood." Tuna and cod have not declined worldwide. Fishermen have been over doing it, they should only take what they need not what they want.                   
    In conclusion the fishermen have been getting greedy resulting in the fishes to become extinct. Fishermen should only take what they need what they want. This issue is important because if all the fishes start to die it will break up the whole food chain and everything will eventually die. Including the coarl reefs, the fishes take care of the coarl reef and with out the fishes to be around and help the coarl they will start to die making coarl reef to be extinct.