Over fishing the seas research paper

Overfishing in the high seas: a pending crisis or a problem fixed by institutions

1. The crisis of overfishing and the measures that need to be taken to stop depleting the ocean. The ocean is a natural resource shared between al countries in the world. After 200 miles offshore, those waters are officially “public” and anyone can fish them. There is no regulation that makes sure that the seas are not being overfished.

a. The problem here is that if we keep overfishing the seas fish species will disappear, and we will slowly lose the worlds fish industry.

b. Regulation is addressing this problem. There are regional fisheries management organizations who regulate the fish catch in international waters. (Proven to be unsuccessful)

c. Everyone in the world is affected if we run out of fish. Fish contribute many things to world societies like, medicines, cancer treatment, food and many others.

2. Preliminary Analysis.

a. There is current regulation at place in international waters. These regulations are set by the specific RFMO’s of the area of specific locations of international waters. The problem is that these RFMO’s are not enforcibg the regulations aas rigorously as they should.

b. More Government intervention needs to be in play here. The fish populations are lowering at a staggering rate. The RFMO’s know this, but they are not actively doing anything to stop the overfishing

c. The United nations needs to take a more serious role in saving the oceans. The United nations are starting some movement to try to stop this threat to our future.\

3. I will present a research paper

a. I will present a research paper that will inform my audience about what is really happening in international waters. How over fishing is depleting our fish populations. Finally, I will also express what actions are being done and what actions could be done in the near future.

b. The ocean and what is in the ocean has a huge economic value. Even though international oceans are owned by “everyone” there needs to be damage control. People who exploit the oceans are gaining economic profit in the short run, but in the long run the economic loss will be much greater than what was gained.