Impact of Fishing

Part A.

 In the documentary "End of the Line" subjects such as consumers, fisherman,  governments and environments were depicted as being impacted by the reciprocation of over-fishing in various parts of the world. Fisherman in places such as Canada, East Africa and Eastern USA are all impacted negatively as over-fishing causes the extinction of many fish which leaves fisherman with nothing left to fish, causing their jobs to become more challenging or even possess the plausibility of losing their jobs entirely. The result of this terrible outcome could be detrimental to their livelihoods depending on where they live, whether they have the skill set to find another job or if there are even jobs available in other work areas with the same salary. Consumers are impacted the least negatively in my opinion as they have the least to lose. The only thing consumers are really losing is the choice of seafood as a meal option which could be an issue for people with intolerance's to other meat options but I'm sure it can be overcome, unlike restaurants however which have it a little worse especially if they specialize in seafood, which is a big industry, would cause them to go out of business and be at a huge financial loss. Governments may be impacted if they're economy relies greatly on the fishing industry such as second or third world countries that have many beaches, the effects of over-fishing could definitely put these countries into poverty as they lose their sole money making resource. Lastly the environment is what is most negatively impacted by over-fishing due to the fact that it drastically effects the process of ecosystems and the food chain which will cause a domino effect of malnourished or dying species which inevitably could wipe out all human kind.

Part B

A fishing industry is existent in Haiti however their economy is more reliant on agriculture and fishing holds a minimal influence towards Haiti's economy, although it will be growing in the future due to donated plants and expertise from other countries. Meanwhile in British Columbia, farmed salmon is BC's largest agricultural export product. BC's salmon industry has been impacted by over-fishing as user groups such as commercial and sport fishing industries come into conflict of who gets the best and biggest salmon causing an abundance of over-fishing and not enough salmon able to return to their natal streams to spawn the following generation and nourish coastal and freshwater ecosystems. Salmon species depletion effects the fundamental part of British Columbian's cultural identity and would diminish the prosperity of our economy's largest export product and a giant fragment of our provinces valuable staple and history.