Impact of Fishing

Impact of Fishing

1)       Fishermen: They will not be able to make a living off of fishing because all of the fish in the oceans will be gone.

          Consumers: People will not be able to buy any more fish, and if that is their staple food, they might be in trouble. Also, many seafood restaurants would probably close down due to lack of fish.

          Governments: People would be very upset at the government because they will think it's their fault that all the fish are gone. They could have been more strict on laws to prevent over fishing.

          Environment: Certain fish could go extinct if they aren't already endangered. This could cause the way of life in the oceans to change due to a kink in the food chain.

2) According to 2009 figures, approximately 77% of households in Vanuatu are involved in fishing activity. In 2005, Vanuatu caught 151,080 fish that year, with frozen fish accounting for half the country's commodity exports. It is safe to say that Vanuatu needs to fish.

In Vanuatu over fishing has resulted in a big decline in catches from 90,000 tonnes in 1999 to less than 30,000 in 2001. If fish stocks continue to be exploited, there will be less possibility of earning an income from fishing. 

Catches of tuna are expected to increase in the western pacific and decrease further east due to climate change. Thus benefiting Vanuatu at the expense of other countries.

Near-shore fish species are deleting because around 90% of all households in Vanuatu consume fish. If Vanuatu wasn't able to fish anymore then they wouldn't have any food, and lose tons of money because they wont be able to export any fish.