Sustaining Wild Species
overfishing
US Fish& Wildlife Service
IWC
Sharkfinning
Trawling
longline fishing
Endangered Species Act
Captive Breeding Programs: Zoos
Sanctuaries
Genetics
Conservation: NGOs
individuals
zoos& aquariums
poaching: gov. incentives
enforcement
economic programs
sanctions
Invasive and Endemic Species
Importance of wild species
aquatic resources provide
the main source of animal protein
Food resources
Biodiversity Hotspots
-home to many endemic species
-contain high portion of all species found on Earth
-isolated areas: Hawaii, Madagascar
Biodiversity
It is important to the survival and walfare of human pop. because it has impacts on our health and ability to feed ourselves through agriculture and harvesting pop. of wild animals.