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In developed countries, it is also important to educate people on the impact of sportsfishing, which has risen 9% in the past five years (NOAA, 2007). People no longer have the luxury of fishing for recreation: fish populations globally are at risk, and each fish taken out of the ocean makes a difference. In order to feed those who are most dependent of fish, and in order to bring the oceans back to MSY, we must advocate the end of sportsfishing. However, in cases where sportsfishing is critical to a local economy or is still strongly desired, sportsfishing should be engaged in implemented on a catch-and-release basis only, with strong enforcement of catch limits as set by a government.
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Recommendations for Education:
Individual Countries:
- Encourage developed Developed countries should be encouraged to aid less-developed countries in adapting to non-fish economies (e.g through preferential trade rates for goods and services other than fish) and to aid with educational efforts in those developing countries which may not be able to fund these campaigns.
- Countries should integrate ecology and ocean curricula into their educational systems so that all students will have a basic exposure to the issues and concepts behind this and other global environmental problems.
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- Encourage the government to provide subsidies to companies who fish more sustainably (employing equipment that does not harm the ocean environment) or who want to diversify to other fields.
- Provide training and job opportunities for fishermen so that the transition from fishing to other jobs is smoother. Training the fishermen for alternative jobs such as aquaculture, ocean research, and regulatory observation on the fishing boats would help the fishermen to smoothly shift out of fishing and yet work jobs in their areas of interest.
- Educate companies on the advantages of becoming more sustainable. In the long run it makes businesses more efficient, more profitable, and more competitive.
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