Overfishing

Overfishing, or unsustainable fishing practices, involve depletion of fish stocks below acceptable levels.

Overfishing is largely due to:

• Poor fisheries management
• Pirate fishers that don’t respect fishing laws or agreements
• Massive bycatch of juvenile fish and other marine species
• Subsidies that keep too many boats on the water
• fair Fisheries Partnership Agreements that allow foreign fleets to overfish in the waters of developing countries
• Destructive fishing practices

Pollution Overfishing Climate Change