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EPI scores range from 1–7; 7=highest level of overfishing. Overfishing has stripped many fisheries around the world of their stocks. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimated in a 2018 report that 33.1% of world fish stocks are subject to overfishing. [4] Significant overfishing has been observed in pre-industrial times.
The fishing industry is struggling with environmental and welfare issues, including overfishing and occupational safety. [3] Additionally, the combined pressures of climate change, biodiversity loss and overfishing endanger the livelihoods and food security of a substantial portion of the global population. [4]
Unsustainable fishing methods vary in scale, ranging from commercial-grade equipment (such as bottom trawling) to consumer-grade equipment such as fishing rods and nets. [3] These fishing methods become unsustainable through sociological practices such as over-exploitation and overfishing. [4]
The overfishing list reflects species that have an unsustainably high harvest rate. NOAA also keeps a list of overfished stocks. Those are species that have a total population size that is too low.
Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner Fishing down the food web. 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.
4/ "drill, baby, drill" Trump has vowed to increase U.S. oil and gas production, fill up strategic reserves and export American energy all over the world. U.S. oil prices have responded accordingly.
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