Transcript of The Economy of BC Fisheries: A Dwindling Resource By: NATHAN CARABETTA.
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- The Economy of BC Fisheries: A Dwindling Resource By: NATHAN
CARABETTA
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- History of the Fishery Industry in BC Off the Coast of B.C.
Natives have been fishing since they first came to B.C. Commercial
Fishing in BC began in the mid 1950s when the BC Government
licensed the first trout farms. Salmon Farming started in the early
1970s
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- History of the Fishery Industry in BC 1985-1990 BCs Salmon
Industry expands from 10 sites to over 180 sites. Since the 1990s
salmon number have been depleted From 2000 until present many
organizations have been searching for sustainability in this
industry
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- Importance of the Industry Healthy source of food One of the
largest industries in BC Offers jobs to many Benefits BCs economy
and Canadas as a whole Internationally Helps supply trade countries
with food also
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- The Problem Salmon numbers have been depleting since the 1990s.
We do not as humans have a strong sustainable fishing
industry.
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- The Problem Many marine species are under threat from the
effects of habitat destruction, climate change, acidification and
pollution The fishing industry has been overfishing and the fish do
not reproduce quick enough. More than 90 million tons of seafood
are removed from the ocean each year to meet consumer demand.
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- The Problem Restoring runs of wild salmon to levels that will
support substantial fishing will not happen with current
trajectories.
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- Issue on a Global/National Scale If humans keep overfishing
this could cause extinction to our seafood As a result globally we
would lose a huge percentage of food resources Nationally for
Canada this could cause a huge blow to the economy as fish
resources is extremely important to our economic stability. +
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- Moving Towards Sustainability Since the depletion of salmon
numbers many organizations have and are working to restore the
population Organizations are ultimately working to the goal of
sustainability
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- Moving Towards Sustainability Canadian Government programs and
policies reduced the pacific fleet from 5,900 in 1990 to 3,200 in
2004 This has also caused many major canneries to close
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- Moving Towards Sustainability Some organizations are using
salmon hatcheries to try and restore salmon numbers and step
towards sustainability. Other Organizations believe are focusing on
keeping salmon habitats clean from pollution There have also been
fishing rules and limits set up to keep an eye on over
fishing.
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