The exact definition of over fishing , according to the WWF website, is when more fish are caught than the population can replace through natural reproduction. The ocean s an environment that we only know 5% of therefore the remaining 95% is filled with marine life varying from the largest fish to the smallest. The ocean is a beautiful place to most and all marine life can agree. However once the beautiful view is destroyed ,from pollution, climate change, over fishing etc., many would say otherwise.
Overfising is one of the many reasons why marine life continues to be at risk. As stated by The Census of Marine life, a 2010 article, an estimation of 80% of big fishes have disappeared from the ocean. An example of this is the Bluefish Tuna who were once located in the North Sea. The story goes that for thousands of years in early 1700s these fishes would be caught in bulks by many fishers in Europe. Due to the fishes location it served as efficient to the people of Northern Europe therefore many would catch as many as they could. However, as this trend continued it back lashed on the people in the beginning of the 19th century. It began when no Bluefish Tuna was to be seen ever again in the ocean.
The dangers of overfishing have been underestimated by many and is because, since fish serves as a delicacy in most countries people see no harm being done. But, fishing is not bad it is the fact that people can not be satisfied with their finding and crave more. Therefore they began to catch rare fish which later become threaten to be endangered. Overall, overfishig has changed the way some scientist view their discoveries. On a lighter note, some scientists are putting together marine protected areas to help save the fish.
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