Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 120 views

    Argumentative Essay

    Uploaded by

    kayla
    Fishing can harm marine ecosystems through destructive methods like explosives and cyanide that damage coral reefs. Over 55% of coral reefs are threatened by destructive fishing. Overfishing is also an issue, reducing fish populations and modifying ecosystems. For example, 20% of fish were lost in American supply chains due to overfishing, and waters around Indonesia are overexploited. Therefore, aquaculture is considered a better option to obtain fish without harming coral reefs or reducing wild populations, helping maintain marine communities and ecosystems.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Argumentative Essay

    Uploaded by

    kayla
    120 views2 pages
    Fishing can harm marine ecosystems through destructive methods like explosives and cyanide that damage coral reefs. Over 55% of coral reefs are threatened by destructive fishing. Overfishing is also an issue, reducing fish populations and modifying ecosystems. For example, 20% of fish were lost in American supply chains due to overfishing, and waters around Indonesia are overexploited. Therefore, aquaculture is considered a better option to obtain fish without harming coral reefs or reducing wild populations, helping maintain marine communities and ecosystems.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    argumentative essay

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Fishing can harm marine ecosystems through destructive methods like explosives and cyanide that damage coral reefs. Over 55% of coral reefs are threatened by destructive fishing. Overfishing is also an issue, reducing fish populations and modifying ecosystems. For example, 20% of fish were lost in American supply chains due to overfishing, and waters around Indonesia are overexploited. Therefore, aquaculture is considered a better option to obtain fish without harming coral reefs or reducing wild populations, helping maintain marine communities and ecosystems.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    120 views2 pages

    Argumentative Essay

    Uploaded by

    kayla
    Fishing can harm marine ecosystems through destructive methods like explosives and cyanide that damage coral reefs. Over 55% of coral reefs are threatened by destructive fishing. Overfishing is also an issue, reducing fish populations and modifying ecosystems. For example, 20% of fish were lost in American supply chains due to overfishing, and waters around Indonesia are overexploited. Therefore, aquaculture is considered a better option to obtain fish without harming coral reefs or reducing wild populations, helping maintain marine communities and ecosystems.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 2

    Selmakayla Nethanya Alviyanto

    215080107111032

    In maximizing the utilization of fisheries resources in waters, there are various ways
    that can be taken starting from fishing or collecting various types of aquatic resources such as
    seaweed, shellfish, and various other aquatic resources (Baskoro & Yusfiandayani, p.1,
    2017). Most of fishery activities are dominated by catching a fish in the sea. However,
    catching fish in the sea could lead to several effects for the marine’s life. It makes aqua
    farming become more optimal method to gain the fish. From the opinion above, I agree that
    fish farming is better than catching a fish in the sea.
    In my opinion, some methods of fishing could harm the sea ecosystem. The statement
    above is strengthened by Burke’s et al. (2011, p. 26) statement in which he say “in some
    places the fishing method they use is destructive, fishing is carried out using explosives to kill
    and electrocute the fish which causes damage to coral reefs. In addition, fishing with poisons
    such as cyanide can cause bleaching of corals and kill polyps”. In which more than 55% of
    the world's coral reefs are threatened due destructive fishing. As an example, Tanzania is a
    home for coral reefs and also the only country in Africa that use explosives on a large scale
    for fishing since 1960. Even though fishing with explosives is illegal, it still poses a major
    threat, especially in Southeast Asia and Africa. That’s become one of the reason why fish
    farming is more safe to obtain the fish.
    Another opinion that could strengthen the statement that aqua farming is better than
    fishing is the case of overfishing. Cases of overfishing are the manifestation of exploitation
    on fish. Libralato et al. (2008, p. 1) states that fisheries can cause a reduction in fish species,
    which have an effect on marine communities and can modify the structure and function of
    marine ecosystems. For example, in America 20% fishes is lost from supply chains due to
    overfishing. The same case also occurred in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia. The
    waters around Indonesia, namely the Pacific and Indian Oceans, have been fully exploited
    and even become over exploited. Therefore, catching fish from the sea becomes more risky
    due to overfishing case.
    In conclusion, due to the negative effects caused by the wrong fishing method and
    overfishing case, aqua farming considered as a better way to obtain a fish without reducing
    the fish population and destroyed the coral reefs. Aqua farming could maintain the continuity
    of sea communities and the sea ecosystem.

    References:
    Baskoro, S, M & Yusfiandani, R 2017, Metode Penangkapan Ikan, IPB Press, Bogor.
    Burke, L, Reytar, K, Spalding, M, & Perry, A 2011, Reefs at Risk Revisited, World
    Resources Institute, Washington, DC.
    Coll, M, Libralato, S, Tudela, S, Palomera, I, & Pranovi, P 2008, ‘Ecosystem Overfishing in
    the Ocean’, PLoS ONE, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 1-10.

    You might also like