Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A 2005 report in the article “Shark Finning” disclosed incidents of illegal shark fishing by a large number of Taiwanese fishing vessels off the coast of Africa, and Middle East in the Western Indian Ocean. [17] Sharks are fished solely for the purpose of removing their fins since shark fins are considered a delicacy in China. [2]
Destructive fishing practices are fishing practices which easily result in irreversible damage to habitats and the sustainability of the fishery ecosystems.Such damages can be caused by direct physical destruction of the underwater landform and vegetation, overfishing (especially of keystone species), indiscriminate killing/maiming of aquatic life, disruption of vital reproductive cycles, and ...
Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area. Overfishing can occur in water bodies of ...
A recent survey of global ocean health concluded that all parts of the ocean have been affected by human development and that 41 percent has been fouled with human polluted runoff, overfishing, and other abuses. [26] Pollution is not easy to fix, because pollution sources are so dispersed, and are built into the economic systems we depend on.
Satellite imagery is responsible for the large majority of monitoring and surveillance in the area around West Africa. [5] Low-flying aircraft can visually identify fishing vessels, and, with reasonable navigational skills, determine whether a given craft is in an authorized area. This is aided if the fishing craft display distinctive identifiers.
The African penguin joins the list of species said to be threatened by climate change - and overfishing. Researchers from the UK and South Africa say penguin numbers in the Benguela upwelling ...
Assigning Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas (LSMPAs) (at least 100,000 square km in area) aims to reduce the consequences of resource exploitation (e.g. overfishing) and to protect ocean ecosystems by reducing human disturbance in designated areas. However, there are related concerns surrounding LSMPAs that need attention in order to help ...
Overfishing of sharks has increased as the global demand has skyrocketed in recent years. Sharks are hunted for their meat, skin, cartilage, fins, livers, and teeth.