One of the best ways to reduce overfishing is through creating more safety zones for the fish to go. This allows them to live a happy life, and not have to be disturbed by unwanted company. Currently, only 1.6% of the world's seas are protected, but by increasing this, it causes many problems.
The obvious positive to creating the protective areas is that the marine ecosystem is able to continue to thrive in a safe environment. The sea life is able to safely live in a protected environment. They are also able to recover from the impacts of human actives from fisheries, oil companies and other businesses that have disrupted the environment.
Small companies, or in some cases larger ones, are also able to benefit from the creation of protective areas as they have been legally fishing in the seas for years, and have been put out of business from the other illegal companies. By doing this, they have a fair chance of creating a successful business; they are not disadvantaged by others who are doing the wrong thing.
Though, by doing this, it is not guaranteed to keep out fisheries. It is very hard to police the 100's of thousands square kilometers of sea, even with spending millions of dollars worth of equipment to help. It is so easy for the fisheries to bend the boundaries in the sea, that is why overfishing is a problem in the first place.
By creating these areas, local fisheries that have done nothing wrong in the first place could be affected, and be forced to shut down. Companies passed down from generation to generation will loose the ability to fish in the waters that they have been doing so for their entire life, yet they did nothing to deserve it. This also includes local economies that rely on fish, as they would not only be forced to pay more of fish they do not want to purchase, but they would have to buy imported fish.
Yet, by creating small areas for the fish to live in, it also causes crowding in the sea. Schools of fish relocate to these areas, as they are pushed out of their old homes, therefore crowding the reefs. The ecosystem would be broken down, as the force of up to three times the amount of fish would be unbearable to the local marine life. Food would soon run out, and therefore change the food web, and its ecosystem.
Despite the obvious positives to having protective areas in the ocean, the many negatives out rule what would otherwise be a perfect arrangement to keep a healthy marine life.
The obvious positive to creating the protective areas is that the marine ecosystem is able to continue to thrive in a safe environment. The sea life is able to safely live in a protected environment. They are also able to recover from the impacts of human actives from fisheries, oil companies and other businesses that have disrupted the environment.
Small companies, or in some cases larger ones, are also able to benefit from the creation of protective areas as they have been legally fishing in the seas for years, and have been put out of business from the other illegal companies. By doing this, they have a fair chance of creating a successful business; they are not disadvantaged by others who are doing the wrong thing.
Though, by doing this, it is not guaranteed to keep out fisheries. It is very hard to police the 100's of thousands square kilometers of sea, even with spending millions of dollars worth of equipment to help. It is so easy for the fisheries to bend the boundaries in the sea, that is why overfishing is a problem in the first place.
By creating these areas, local fisheries that have done nothing wrong in the first place could be affected, and be forced to shut down. Companies passed down from generation to generation will loose the ability to fish in the waters that they have been doing so for their entire life, yet they did nothing to deserve it. This also includes local economies that rely on fish, as they would not only be forced to pay more of fish they do not want to purchase, but they would have to buy imported fish.
Yet, by creating small areas for the fish to live in, it also causes crowding in the sea. Schools of fish relocate to these areas, as they are pushed out of their old homes, therefore crowding the reefs. The ecosystem would be broken down, as the force of up to three times the amount of fish would be unbearable to the local marine life. Food would soon run out, and therefore change the food web, and its ecosystem.
Despite the obvious positives to having protective areas in the ocean, the many negatives out rule what would otherwise be a perfect arrangement to keep a healthy marine life.