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Overfishing Posing a Threat to the Marine Biodiversity

Problem: Under water organisms such as fish has been a significant part of humans’ and other animals’ diet for a long time. But According to UN agencies, farming and stocking of marine organisms is growing faster than all the other animal food producing sectors. Also, global marine fish stocks are in trouble, because of overfishing and environmental degradation.

Potential Consequences: • Extinction of aquatic organisms such as fish, mollusks, and crustaceans • Diets of organisms effected • Organisms relying on fish for food would die • Deforestation

The Solution: • Government passes a law on fishing limit • Collection of aquatic organisms monitored • Protect the marine organisms’ environment

The Economy: • Although the plan could help the marine environment, businesses could slow down a little temporarily, but would help in the long run. Fish would be available to businesses for a longer amount of time, rather than the fish becoming extinct leaving the businesses with nothing to stock.

Sources:

http://www.un.org/events/tenstories/06/story.asp?storyID=800 http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/screencams/fish_2.jpg