Junior Cycle Geography CYCLONE 2. Examine the infographic and answer the question below. Ireland’s Fishing Trends!
EU Overfishing: 2001–2020 Who’s to Blame?
Country 1ST 2ND 3RD
4TH 5TH
Spain Ireland Portugal Netherlands Germany
1,039,897 tonnes 24%
Quota 35%
765,152 tonnes 23%
211,805 tonnes 23%
847,470 tonnes 22%
592,482 tonnes
A study of fishing trends between 2001 and 2020 places Ireland second behind Spain in the list of countries that have fished over their quota. In this 19-year period, Ireland caught almost 770,000 tones (24%) more than was allowed.
Write a letter to Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Irish fish trade and marketing body, in which you explain how sustainable fishing might be one possible solution to this issue. Explain what fish farming/aquaculture are and provide one social, one economic and one environmental benefit of sustainable fishing.