Resource distribution

Pros

Provides jobs

Good Salary

Feeds world's demand for rich protein seafood

Reduces risk of heart disease

Boost the economy

Affordable

Various types

Nutritious, safe, culturally appropriate

Cons

Many species may die or become extinct

Reduces genetic diversity of wild populations

Some fishing techniques cause habitat destructions

Their families will suffer

Makes animals sick for years

Negatively affects marine population

In the future; number of fisheries will collapse

Changes in species composition and biodiversity

Definition

Industry or activity concerned with taking, processing, marketing, selling, etc... Fish

Why have the cod not come back?

Reproductive Capability

Younger fish=less capable at spawning

Fishing Mortality

Natural Mortality

Fish Condition and growth

Seismic Activities

Climate Change

Oil and gas Exploration/Production

Cables and pipelines

Marine and land-based Pollution

water

food

shelter

soil

gold rush

settling the west

farming

fishing

ranching

mining

timber production