WC Science Seamounts Infographic Summary

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topic is seamounts and how they are important to environment and the sea life

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OVERFISHING BY THE NUMBERS
Overfishing occurs when fish are caught faster than nature can
replace their supply. If the exploitation of our oceans’ resources
continues at its current rate, we can expect to see the total
collapse of all edible fish stocks within 40 years.
top 5 consumers of seafood
based on consumption per capita)
a single net can hold 500 tonnes of fish
or up to
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jumbo jets
1. Japan
2. China
3. United States
Indonesia
5. Russia
fishing stocks have seen a
90% 1950
decrease
2011
in the past sixty years
77.9 BILLION
tonnes of fish are caught every year
50% of the world’s population lives within 50
miles of the oceans. 48% of the carbon
dioxide we produce is asorbed by the oceans.
The oceans regulate the Earth’s temperature
and produces more oxygen than the
rainforests.It is essential for life and human
survival.
30%
land
70%
water
Bycatch
Bycatch is marine creatures
incidentally caught. The percentage
of bycatch is usally 50-90% of what
is in the nets.
1kg
8-9kg
for every 1kg of shrimp, 8-9kg of bycatch
is produced
2300m²
the opening of a net can be
as large as 4 football fields
Hook, Line,
and Sinker
Long line fishing vessels
deploy 1.4 billion hooks
a year, each one with a
small fish as bait.
1.2 billion people depend on fish as their
source of protein in their daily diets.
3x
the mass of every man, woman,
and child in the United States
Tragedy of the Commons
52%
fully exploited
The State of
20%
moderately exploited
50%
50% of all swordfish
caught are tossed
back into the sea.
77% of the swordfish
800,000
600,000
500,000
Our Oceans
Almost 80% of the world’s
fisheries are exploited.
90% of the stocks of large
predatory fish species are
already gone.
17%
over exploited
32% tossed back in are
dead.
100,000
7%
depleted
1%
recovering
Only 2% of our oceans
are protected, compared
to the 12% of protected
land.
1900
Cod in Canada was severely overfished during the
first half of the 20th century. As a result, fishing stocks
crashed in the early 1990’s. In the 20 years since
the crash, cod has not been able to return to its
original population size.
Southern Atlantic
Species in Severe
Decline
The numbers show the remaining
viable population for each
species. Numbers below 30-40%
show evidence of exploitation.
24%
6%
14%
27%
25%
27%
Gag grouper
Snowy grouper
Warsaw
grouper
Speckled
hind
Red snapper
Vermilion
snapper
Black sea
bass
Golden
tilefish