The term “overfishing” basically describes itself. Overfishing is when fishers catch more fish than needed. Overtime, overfishing can lead to a depletion of fish, which, in turn, leads to the extinction of animals that eat fish. Animals, such as penguins, will not have enough food to survive and eventually they will die out. Also, the equipment used by fishers has a detrimental effect on the animals in the ocean. It may accidentally harm the animals that they are not trying to catch. Overfishing is a global issue that is going on today.
Source:
http://overfishing.org/pages/what_is_overfishing.phphing.phpThe picture below is a chart of the number of fish captures in the world. The chart starts at the year 1950 and ends at 1998, with four year intervals. As you can see from the chart, the number of fish being captured gradually increases; a sign of how overfishing has gradually been becoming more and more eminent around the world.
Source of picture:
http://see-the-sea.org/topics/commerce/World_captureandAquaculture_production.jpg
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