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1 Overfishing and Sustainable Seafood Biology 460 Katharyn Self Emily Wood

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3 Overfishing Overfishing occurs when too many fish are caught that the population can't reproduce enough to replace them. Overfishing can lead to depletion of or extinction of fish populations. More than 85% of the worlds fishery's are depleted and in serious trouble (WWF) http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing

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5 Bluefin Tuna http://www.sott.net/image/image/s6/127234/full/bluefin_tuna.jpg

6 Overfishing is caused by…. Increased fishing technology Open access fisheries Poor management of fisheries Lack of protected areas Government subsidizes Illegal fishing

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8 What is Sustainable Seafood? Seafood that is produced in a way that considers the long term effects on a species and the overall health of the ocean (WWF). https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.VLJBSoqodkm96UzbQGoj2Q&pid=15.1&P=0

9 When Seafood is Labeled as Sustainable… It takes into consideration where and how the fish was produced. Such as species population, by catch, and habitat damage http://www.easywaystogogreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/MarineStewardshipCouncil.jpg

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