Overfishing

By: Plum, Saya, Matt, Meth, Mitsuki

The Result of Overfishing in Sundaland

• In the Gulf of Thailand, the fish population plummeted by up to 86% over the period of 30 years from 1961 to 1991.

• Catch rate per hour also dropped more than sevenfold from 1966 to 1994

Factors Contributing to Overfishing

• Fishing is a growing business • Fishermen try to catch as many fish as

possible• Economic/Financial pressure• Illegal fishing is always one step ahead of

officials

Negative Effects of Overfishing

• Fish species struggle to repopulate• Size of fish population reduced• Reefs usually get entangled with fishing nets • Coral reefs threatened• Coral reef-dependent marine species

endangered

Negative Impact on the Human Population

• Fish catching rate reduced• Starvation for seafood-dependent humans• Famine may occur

A Possible Solution to Overfishing

• Request cooperation of the three governments (Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian) to pass and enforce laws to prevent illegal fishers from continuing to deplete the marine resources of Sundaland

• Promote a joint operation between the armed forces of the three countries, to patrol the waters of Sundaland and arrest the illegal fishers

• Make an appeal to the government to pass laws that would severely punish the illegal fishers

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