What you can do to make a difference with overfishing
There are several
specific things that an individual can do to make a difference to help reverse
the effects of overfishing. First and foremost, the individual needs to
be informed and educated about the global and local impacts of overfishing, so
they should read up on issues concerning the topic. Secondly, the
consumer should choose and eat fish with the lowest impact. Consumers can
use Seafood Watch best choices to purchase seafood which are abundant, well
managed, fished and farmed in environmentally friendly ways. People
should avoid over fished and seafood which are farmed in ways that harm other
marine life or the environment. Also, people should purchase “ocean
friendly” tuna instead of “dolphin friendly” tuna (Pepjin). And lastly,
consumers should let their voices be heard. Use word of mouth to
communicate the problems with overfishing and the effects against the oceans
and ecosystem if it continues.
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Pepjin, Koster.
"Overfishing - A Global Disaster." Overfishing. 2011. Web. 14 Apr.
2012. <http://overfishing.org/>.
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