LIFESCI 2H03 Lecture : One Ocean- Footprints in the Sand.docx
11 Jun 2013
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Bluefin travel to warm coastal waters to spawn. Fishing technique: almadra fisherman bring their nets and boats close together. Catch has drop by 80% in the past two decades. Large scale organized fishing was a feature of the roman empire: over fishing was also an issue, however, today"s global market is more demanding. 1990: japan buys as much tuna as it can, almost all of the world"s tuna ends up here. Highest prices of any fish in the world spotter plans relays information to boats illegal fishing, causing an even greater decline fished out of the breading population in the last half century. No one knows how the absence of bluefin tuna will impact the ecosystem. Growing populaitona nd growing demand for fish. Mediterranean is one of the most stressed economy in the world just one example of overfishing in the mediterranean. One of the largest delta"s in the world the nile delta, has sustained fishing over the years.
