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Ocean Overfishing. The Best Answer You Can Get. APA Format
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Fisheries provide employment for at least 200 million people and account for more than 15% of the total human consumption of protein. For years, the oceans beyond a 12 – mile limit were considered international commons. By the end of the 1960s, however, numerous regions of the sea were being seriously depleted of many species by overfishing on the part of international fleets equipped with factory ships and modern fish – finding technology. In the mid 1970s, as a result of agreements forged at a series of UN conferences on the Law of the Sea, nations extended their limits of jurisdiction to 200 miles offshore. The United States accomplished this with the Magnuson Act Of 1976. Since many prime fishing grounds are located between 12 and 200 miles from shore, this action effectively removed most fisheries from the international commons and placed them under the authority of particular nations. As a result, some fishing areas recovered, while nationally based fishing fleets expanded to exploit the fisheries.
The world fish catch may appear stable, but many species and areas are overfished. The FAO has concluded that 52% of fish stocks are fully exploited at their maximum sustainable yield, 16% are overexploited and will likely decline further, and 8% are depleted and are much less productive than they once were. Much of the catch ...
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