Scientists fear that continuing to fish at this rate may soon result in a collapse of the world’s fisheries. Fishers remove more than 77 billion kilograms (170 billion pounds) of wildlife from the sea each year. For thousands of years, people have fished to feed families and local communities.ĭemand for seafood and advances in technology have led to fishing practices that are depleting fish and shellfish populations around the world.
(Others are harvested for economic reasons, such as oysters that produce pearls used in jewelry.) Seafood is respected all over the world, in many diverse cultures, as an important source of protein and healthy fats. Aquatic environments are home to countless species of fish and invertebrates, most of which are consumed as food. Sustainable fishing guarantees there will be populations of ocean and freshwater wildlife for the future.
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