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Sustainable Fishing

Sustainable Fishing. Lindsay Delp Christina Moretti Casey Roe Rachel Wise. General Facts. 76 percent of the world’s fisheries are already fully exploited or overfished Fishing kills billions of unwanted fish and other marine animals each year Solutions to investigate: Improving management

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Sustainable Fishing

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  1. Sustainable Fishing Lindsay Delp Christina Moretti Casey Roe Rachel Wise

  2. General Facts • 76 percent of the world’s fisheries are already fully exploited or overfished • Fishing kills billions of unwanted fish and other marine animals each year • Solutions to investigate: • Improving management • Reducing impact • Sustainable seafood (certification and guides)

  3. North Atlantic Region • North America and Europe • 1/6 the number of fish as 100 years ago • 2/3 of fish stocks overexploited • Intensive fishing practices • Legislation • Magnuson-Stevens Act (USA) • Common Fisheries Policy (EU) • Impact Overseas

  4. North Atlantic Region • What are the environmental and economic impacts of recent legislation? • How can we export successful aspects of legislation on a worldwide scale? • What type of policy would promote analysis and reduction of overseas impacts? • Would an international version of an organization like NOAA promote successful legislation? • What is the state of aquaculture and how should this be addressed in policy?

  5. Fishing in Africa • General Facts: • Fishing supplies a source of food for about 200 million people • Fishing employs up to 10 million people • Fishing exports: • $2.7 billion in 2001, or 5% of global trade of $56 billion • More than 10% the total value of national exports in 11 countries

  6. More Facts - Fish stocks have decreased due to overfishing - Provides most affordable source of protein in some areas Protein especially necessary in populations with high HIV rates - Limitations to updating and altering fishing practices include of lack of government funds and motivation - Aquaculture has taken off in recent decades: up to 531,000 tons produced in 2003

  7. Questions as Research Continues What steps towards sustainability are being implemented, and in which countries? How can barriers (financial, political) preventing sustainable fishing in Africa be overcome? What are the potential benefits and harm of a continued increase in aquaculture?

  8. Latin America Problems • Population of more than 380 million people-over half live near the coast lines and are heavily dependent on seafood consumption • Only 3.4% of South America’s oceans are legally protected (Pacific Side-0.5%) • Latin American fisheries concentrate regional production • Large surplus production • Unsustainable fishing practices (ghost fishing, poor organization, bycatching) Future Projections: • According to a 1997 study, in 2020, Latin America is projected to be the world’s largest net exporter of fish for food Specific Countries: • Chile and Peru’s coastal waters- largest fishery in the least protected marine area on the continent- employs 6% of Peruvians • Until recently there were no federal Marine-coastal Protected Areas in Argentine waters • Overfishing of the Amazon is a serious threat with 3,000 freshwater species - Pirarucu disappearing

  9. Questions • How will Latin America meet the demand of its growing population in a sustainable way? • How does sustainability of a fishery effect the food security of that region? • How does Latin America network between countries to produce more sustainable fishing practices? • What are the consequences of illegal fishing practices in the region? • What technological advances have been developed to replace unsustainable fishing gear and who is promoting the uptake of these practices • -Industry, government, NGOs? Successful Sustainable Projects: Argentine marine project Upper Purus Project -Brazil How have these programs influenced other countries in Latin America and how have they been different?

  10. Consumption and Population Increases 11 species of “Reef Fish” make up 75% of consumption Illegal methods of fishing Chinese and Asian fish exports dominate the global fish market Asia

  11. Questions to Answer • How have Asian nations complied with national fishing treaties? • What is the impact on rare and endangered species (by-catch and delicacies) • How can sustainability be achieved to meet the demands of a skyrocketing population? • What local laws have been/should be enforced?

  12. References • "Africa: Population Dynamics." http://www.overpopulation.org/Africa.html • Africa: Wanted – Greener Fish." http://allafrica.com/stories/200709250813.html • Complementation, Including the Role of Small-Scale Fisheries.” Fish c • Harsch, Ernest. "Africa Starts a Fishing 'Revolution." http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol20no1/201-fishing-revolution.html • “Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorized.” http://www.noaa.gov • “Marine Conservation.” http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/index.cfm • http://www.nature.org/pressroom/press/press3101.html • The Nature Conservancy. "New Report Lists "Top Ten" Threats to Oceans and Coasts in South America." 8/15/2007. [http://www.nature.org/pressroom/press/press3101.html]

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