Overfishing, resulting in the depletion of fish stocks, has undermined quality of life in the Atlantic region of Canada

How Overfishing has Undermined Quality of Life in the Atlantic Region

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How Overfishing has undermined the Quality of Life in the Atlantic Region

The Atlantic region of Canada has been affected by many issues that influence communities in various ways . Overfishing is one of such issues and has caused the formation of dissimilar opinions from the Government of Canada and communities in provinces such as Nova Scotia , New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Labrador and Prince Edward Island . The government is constantly putting pressure on fishermen by

implementing policies that bar them from fishing certain species of fish such as the Atlantic cod (Gadus Morhua ) and salmon (Blanchette , 1994 . On the other hand , fishermen in the Atlantic region are usually stressed because they cannot accumulate enough money to support their families because of the limitations and quota on maximum catch and type of fish species caught as directed by the government (Hauser Carvalho , 2009 . Thus , there is a dilemma on whether to mitigate depletion of fish stocks by limiting fishing activities or allow the fishermen more catch to improve their welfare

Government efforts to stop depletion of fish

The Government of Canada as been concerned that uncontrolled fishing leads to rapid depletion of fish stocks (Hauser Carvalho , 2009 . This is true in view of the fact that uncontrolled or unregulated fishing encourages fishermen to devise many techniques of catching fish , some of which may be harmful to fish stocks in the long run . In addition uncontrolled or unregulated fishing...