Environmental impact of fishing

ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral

thumb|Río de la Plata estuary thumb|Mattole River estuary

thumb|300px|Trachurus|Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner thumb|350px|Fishing down the food web Overfishing is the removal of aquatic animals—primarily fish—from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stocks), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area. Excessive fishing practices can occur in water bodies of any sizes, from ponds, wetlands, rivers, lakes to seas and oceans, and can result in resource depletion, reduced biological growth r

human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally been released in a lake, sea, ocean or waterway

alt=Shark entangled in a net on board a fishing vessel|thumb|A finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon) caught as bycatch by a fishing vessel Bycatch (or by-catch), in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while fishing for specific species or sizes of wildlife. Bycatch is either the wrong species, the wrong sex, or is undersized or juveniles of the target species. The term "bycatch" is also sometimes used for untargeted catch in other forms of animal harvesting or collecting. Non-marine species (freshwater fish not saltwater fish) that are caught

fishing net left or lost in the sea, tangled on a reef or drifting in the open, potentially entangling animals

removal and retention of shark fins while the remainder of the living shark is discarded in the ocean

potential hazard from consuming fish

2004 film by Hubert Sauper

using bombs underwater to kill fish

type of hunting

fishing method

environmental impact

fishing technique

Fishing method that paralyzes fish

population decline of Atlantic cod due in large part to overfishing

accidental capture of porpoises, whales and dolphins