sustainable fishing practices
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Sustainable Fishing Practices. After finishing the last part of the video list 3 things we can do to fix this issue. How do we do this…. Market Place Read labels Economic Incentives TEDs Round hooks No more subsidies Regulatory Approaches IWC Japan Whaling Research - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sustainable Fishing Practices
After finishing the last part of the video list 3 things we can do to fix this issue.
How do we do this…• Market Place
– Read labels• Economic Incentives
– TEDs– Round hooks– No more subsidies
• Regulatory Approaches– IWC– Japan Whaling Research– Exclusive Economic Zones vs. high seas– Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s)
Aquacultures aka Blue Revolution
Advantages • Possibly support 50% of
world’s seafood need.• Low fuel cost• High yield in low volume of
water• Reduces overharvesting
Disadvantages
• Large waste output• Destroy habitats• Uses grain to feed some species• Dense populations susceptible
to disease.• Escapes
• Aquaculture: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/library/aq_video_gallery.html
• Sustainable fishing in the Coral Triangle:http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/conservation/marine/sustainable_fishing/
• TED’s:http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/threats-to-animals-environment/turtle-excluder/