Articles for tag: Overfishing

How Overfishing Impacts Ocean Ecosystems

Anna Lee

Overfishing is a growing threat to ocean ecosystems, disrupting marine life, depleting fish populations, and endangering communities that rely on fishing for their livelihoods. By harvesting fish faster than they can reproduce, this practice harms biodiversity, destroys habitats, and throws food chains off balance. From the collapse of Atlantic cod populations off Newfoundland to the ...

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Hope on the Horizon? The UN’s Deep Dive into Ocean Health

Jan Otte

The ocean is 71% of Earth’s surface, moderates our climate and feeds billions of us yet it is in trouble. Overfishing, plastic pollution and rising temperatures are driving marine ecosystems to the brink. The onus falls on the next month’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice, France, to be a turning point where all nations look these crises in ...

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How Overfishing Is Depleting Fish Stocks: Can Aquaculture Provide a Solution?

Annette Uy

Overfishing is a significant environmental issue that threatens oceans worldwide. By definition, overfishing occurs when fish are caught at a rate faster than they can reproduce, leading to the depletion of certain fish stocks. This practice not only disrupts marine ecosystems but also jeopardizes the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on fishing for ...

New Study Maps Feeding Hotspots for Marine Giants in the Mediterranean

Jan Otte

The Mediterranean, sea of legend and thousand-year-old maritime heritage, is also a war zone for survival. Behind its glistening facade, an unseen conflict runs one of energy, competition, and precarious cohabitation between marine megafauna and humanity. A landmark research project has now charted the “energyscapes” of the Mediterranean’s largest predators to show where whales, sharks, ...