1. Increased catches by fishermen due to better technology and more fishermen have led to overfishing, which significantly reduces fish populations around the world. We know that 31.7% of the world's fish stocks and 30.6% of known fish populations are being overfished or already overfished. Ocean fishing increased the global catch of wild fish by 500% between the years 1950 and 1997. In 2000, the fishery reached its highest ever quantity of fish caught, peaking at 96 million tons. Fishing did not decline over the years 2000 to 2006 because of outdated technology and choosing to fish less, but rather because the fish population was depleted due to overfishing. Fishing has become so productive thanks to new technologies that the fish population cannot reproduce fast enough to meet our needs. Industrialized fisheries move at a rapid pace and can typically deplete a large fish population by 80% within 15 years. Past years that have contributed to overfishing have left about 10 percent of large fish and groundfish in the ocean. The National Marine Fisheries Service estimates that if we stopped subsidizing fishermen, their boats and their equipment, we could generate $8 billion in revenue. With better management of US fish stocks, 300,000 jobs could be created.3. Overfishing in the oceans often occurs through selective fishing. The supply-demand problem in ocean populations is rapidly reducing, and when supply is low people are willing to pay more for specialized fish. Except in this case "specialized" often means endangered. The rarer a fish is, the higher the selling price will be. Instead of conserving an endangered species, fishing is declining… middle of paper… Fornia, Oregon and Washington combined over the last 20 years. Tilapia is another environmentally sound source of fish. The tilapia I consume is raised in tank systems in Canada. Tilapia is produced in over 100 countries and is the most widely farmed fish. Grown inland, Tilapia has minimal negative impact on the environment. Tilapia rely on fishmeal and fish oil for their nutrition, but most tilapia farms in the United States use crop-derived ingredients to minimize effects on other fish.12. The “Super Green List” is a catalog that the Monterey Bay Aquarium produced to help people know what seafood is conscientiously caught and raised. The list contains choices that have low levels of mercury and contain healthy omega-3 fatty acids. If I had to choose from the "Best of the Best" list, I would choose wild-caught Alaskan salmon because I know it is environmentally friendly.