What is overfishing?

Fishing is not necessarily bad for the environment itself, except for when fisheries and markets fish more than the stocks are replenishing. This phenomenon is what is called overfishing. One of the reasons for overfishing is that some vessels catch unwanted marine creatures while they were looking for another specific one, which leads to the loss of billions of fish. It does not only affect the marine life, but it also affect the lives of people who live of fishing and rely on the fish protein to live and make a living. Another cause for overfishing is the illegal fishing in an illegal…