The economy has diversified since 1987, when the government began selling fishing licenses to foreign trawlers operating within the Falklands exclusive fishing zone; overfishing is a growing problem.
While the main cause of the decline of the natural clam, quahaug and oyster beds is overfishing by man, the decline of the scallop fishery cannot be so considered.
The industry as a whole is gradually declining, as overfishing has made it impossible for the natural supply to perpetuate itself.
Its destruction was due to overfishing and the utilization of the shells for lime, which soon destroyed the natural bar.
Old records and laws show how important these natural beds were, and also furnish an excellent illustration of the effects of overfishing combined with water pollution from manufacturing sources.
The passage of this act shows that a natural bed of importance existed in this river, and that even in 1873 the effects of overfishing were apparent.
Overfishing has affected the natural beds in several ways, all of which have worked toward the general decline of the native oyster.
In theory, the capelin fishery ought not to seriously affect the birds because it is designed to exploit a surplus of capelin artificially created by the overfishing of Atlantic cod, the capelin's most important predator.
However, the relative influence of overfishing and "El Niño" oceanographic conditions on the decline remains unclear.
He attributed this to overfishing and associated perturbation and to the introduction of fox.
It is hoped that there is no prospect of theoverfishing that may have contributed to the recent drastic decline of the Peruvian anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and the seabird species dependent on it (Paulik 1971).
This sort of situation has not yet been fully documented and definitely warrants further study, especially in such areas as the Bering Sea, where some fish stocks have become depressed due to overfishing (Gulland 1970).
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