Reef is a group of people who encourage those who want to learn about the fish in the ocean and send out surveys. Reefs mission is to conserve marine ecosystems by educating marine enthusiasts.
Overfishing: the exploitation of marine resources
Overfishing has become a big problem in this big ocean. Overfishing is the fact of someone taking too much that is needed from the ocean. Ultimately overfishing may lead to resource depletion in cases of subsidized fishing, low biological growth rates and critical low biomass levels. Resource depletion is referring to exhaustion of raw materials within a region. Resource depletion is most commonly referred to fishing, farming, and mining. Catching so much fish for the system to support, leads to an overall degradation of the system. Overfishing is a non-sustainable use of the ocean. Fish stocks are one of the main reasons what the fish population is decreasing. The fish fleets are taking way too much from the ocean to handle. Over Fishing can and has become a big issue. Many people just take the ocean for granted and dont care. I think that there should be a ban of how much fish can be taken from the ocean from each fisherman.
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