INTRODUCTION

Cod caught in a net

The fishing industry plays an important role in my life and across the world, yet we never really take the time to think just how important the role of fish is. Many groups enjoy fish resources and use these resources for various types of fishing; the three main ones are subsistence fishing, recreational fishing, and commercial fishing. But how these groups utilize and in some cases exploit the industry will have a serious impact on our fishing resources. With the global health trend increasing, fish has become increasingly popular, the average person now eats 6kg more fish than what they did 50 years ago (SASSI on World Wide Foundation, 2010). Through various discourses and concepts I will investigate how humans interact with our environment, what human’s views are on overfishing and hopefully find the common problem. We all know about the decline of fish in this industry, but how serious is it really? Is the seriousness of the issue being portrayed in the media? What role do we play? Can the problems be solved in the future? These are the questions that I hope to uncover in this essay.