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1.3 - The Blue Revolution
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A-level Geography G3 (Food) Mind Map on 1.3 - The Blue Revolution, created by RoryFlynn2 on 04/06/2013.
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1.3 - The Blue Revolution
Looking to the oceans
Fishing
Farming
Risk of overfishing
How can we sustainably farm oceans?
Quotas
UK increasingly reliant on fish imports
Grimsby has become a processing port
More than 80% of fish species in UK under threat
1/15 caught today than in the 1920s
Gone up 50%
Seafood market makes £5.5 million in the UK every year
High demand results in paying LEDC's to over fish
Fish we catch in UK haven't had a chance to reproduce
Result? Over fishing and populations decrease
3/4 of global fish stocks are being exploited
Could run out by end of century
Senegal
More than 2000 workers in fishing industry
About 75,000 tonnes of fish exported to EU/ yr
Fishing interrupted by EU fishermen
Some allowed by EU others illegal!
EU enterprises cheating the Senegal govt
Fish more expensive than meat in Senegal
Advantages
Fish costs have dropped in the UK
Healthier source of protein
Greater variety of fish
Has potential of being sustainable
Faster source of food
Seafood market becomes profitable
Disadvantages
High chance of over fishing
Leads to endangered species of fish
MEDC's stocks run out - LEDCs are exploited + cheated
Fishermen have lost jobs
Price for fish increased (In LEDCs)
Countries rely on imports
By 2050 fish industry could collapse
People who rely on fish for income in trouble
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