Why Fish Matter

Is there a way to dissuade overfishing?

• Regulate international water

• Sustainable fishing practices

  • Catching limits

  • gear regulations

• Consumer pressure— *one of the best ways to dissuade fisherman from overfishing

• Case study— Atlantic Cod

Climate Change

Oceans

• range modifications— diplomatic tensions

  • Colder species moving much farther north than natural historic ranges

  • creating diplomatic tensions

• Ocean acidification alters food chain

  • Affects zooplankton by disintegrating calcium shells— creates a cascade across the food web

Freshwater

• Minimal opportunity to move— either have to adapt or die

• Increased flooding/flashiness

Why Fish Matter

• Intrinsic Value

Ecosystem services

• Provisioning services

• Regulating

• Cultural

• Supporting