Essays about: "overfishing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the word overfishing.

  1. 1. The Ecological and Anthropogenic Impacts of fishing gear in a tropical system : How the size of Spotted Rose Snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) and the ratio of target catch, is influenced by approved fishing gear within a marine area of responsible fishing in the South-Western Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)

    Author : Alfred Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Overfishing; overexploitation; Spotted Rose Snapper; Lutjanus guttatus; Gulf of Nicoya; Costa Rica; marine protected areas; artisinal fishermen; bycatch; Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture; incopesca; fishing gear; longlines;

    Abstract : The oceans are essential for humanity, yet these systems continue to be degraded and suffer from pollution, habitat destruction and overexploitation. The Costa Rican Gulf of Nicoya is a productive gulf that is fished by both large-scale industrial fisheries and small-scale artisanal fishermen. READ MORE

  3. 2. Living in a lifeless sea : how the ecological degradation of the Baltic Sea is affecting people living in its coastal zone on Gotland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lara Johanna Katharina Kerschl; [2023]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; ecological degradation; lifeworlds; Gotland; phenomenology;

    Abstract : Facing a number of different environmental problems, such as intense oxygen depletion, overfishing and various forms of marine pollution, the Baltic Sea is one of the most degraded seas on earth. While the aspects of its ecological degradation are well-researched, only few studies have focused on how the Baltic Sea’s state is affecting the 85 million people living in its coastal zone. READ MORE

  4. 3. Something Fishy on the High Seas: International Regulation, State Capacity and Common Pool Resources

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Konstantin Felix Heim; [2022-06-20]
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    Abstract : Overfishing is a large-scale collective action problem that poses real threats to the marine ecosystem, livelihoods, food security, and the world’s climate. Thus, understanding fishermen’s compliance with fisheries regulations is particularly valuable. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Comprehensive Review of the Factors Influencing the Environmental Impact of different Species bred in Closed Land-based Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Siri Samuelsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Recirculating aquaculture system; renewable electricity; Feed Conversion Ratio; environmental impact; freshwater eutrophication; climate change; land use; cumulative energy use; acidification; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Today the future supply of seafood is threatened due to human activities which, among other things, has led to overfishing. However, more environmental friendly initiatives of producing seafood have emerged, such as Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RASs). READ MORE

  6. 5. Classification of fishing vessel types using machine learning methods on vessel monitoring system data

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Peter Mastnak; [2022]
    Keywords : trajectory classification; illegal fishing; sustainable fisheries management; vessel monitoring system; vessel type classification; banklassificering; illegalt fiske; hållbar fiskeförvaltning; fartygsövervakningssystem; identifiering av fartygstyp;

    Abstract : The oceans around the world have been heavily impacted by overfishing due to very intensive commercial fishing in recent times. A large number of fish stocks have already been fully exploited. Vessel Monitoring System has been put in place to regulate fishing vessels and enforce sustainable fisheries management. READ MORE