Throughout the years, humans have conflicted with resources due to unsustainable usage. This has led to serious problems involving declines in our resources.
In 1960, Canada's fishing industry struck gold. The rise of Cod fishing in the East Coast attracted people from all over the world. Canada was growing economically from this, until technological advancement changed the stability of the resource. New technology allowed larger catches to be made easily, resulting in overfishing. Cod fishing was at its highest in 1968, with over 810,000 tons being caught by International fishers and Canadains.
Later, in 1977, in an attempt to stop overfishing, Canada decided to increase offshore boundaries to 200 nautical miles. This decision stopped
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They have created plans by working with organizations like the Marine Stewardship Company. Firstly, the process involves certifying sustainable companies, so that consumers know that the seafood they are buying came from a sustainable practice. It also involves setting limits on when you can fish, and the amount you can fish. Scientific research has also been done to understand the migration patterns and rate of reproduction of the fish, to avoid disrupting its growth. Lastly, Canada has funded initiatives like employing sea-patrols and fishing officers to monitor the industries’ fishing practices. Hopefully, these guidelines will prevent incidents like the East Coast Cod collapse from happening …show more content…
Environmentalists are concerned at the rate we are using our forests, because though Canada has the third largest forests in the world, much of it is being used quicklyD due to the advancement of our technology, trees can now be cut down and prepared in minutes, and it is contributing to the over extraction of trees. Additionally, the harvesting of trees affects the environment around it, including nearby communities, wildlife, and biodiversity. But on the contrary, we need to harvest trees to create many of our daily necessities, and to provide jobs for people in the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of the forest industry.
It is important to remember that trees take a long time to grow to their full potential. However, we need them faster than they can grow. This has resulted in needing to harvest old-growth forests, which contain valuable trees that are old in age (100+ years). Yet, we must protect our forests, especially the remaining old-growth forests. Otherwise, this could lead to another incident where our resources