Overfishing

[|Overfishing] is the term used to express over exhaustion of fish stocks. This is a global issue and occurs in almost all of the worlds fishable bodies of water. Overfishing is a by product of mismanaged fisheries who extract an amount of fish that cannot be regenerated by nature in a manner that is efficient for both the demands of the fishing industry as well as the demands of [|the ecosystem]. This unsustainable practice of fisheries was set in motion during a time of relative ignorance in regards to ecosystem dynamics and has maintained its practices in order to meet a high volume consumer demand. Furthermore, the issues of overfishing are difficult to regulate due to the size of most fishing grounds and lack of human resources available to enforce policies that are in place to protect fish stock populations.