Fish farming

• What is causing fish stocks to decline in oceans?

  Overfishing
• What type of ships are used to catch fish?

  Trawler ships
• How do trawler ships locate fish?

  Using huge nets and modern technology
• What happens when fish stock levels fall?

  Not enough mature fish are left to breed
• What is the consequence of collapsing fish stock levels?

  Commercial fishing for those species becomes impossible
• What strategies are implemented to prevent overfishing?

  • Set quotas on the number and size of fish caught
  • Use larger mesh sizes in nets
  • Prevent catching unwanted species and immature fish
  • Allow immature fish to develop and reproduce
• What is the purpose of setting quotas in the fishing industry?

  To preserve fish stocks
• How does using a bigger mesh size in nets help fish populations?

  It prevents catching unwanted species and immature fish
• What is the benefit of allowing immature fish to develop and reproduce?

  It helps restore the size of the fish stock