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The example of green sea urchin harvesting off East Petpeswick, Nova Scotia is very pertinent. The green sea urchins were considered "trash fish" by Canadian and U.S.American fishermen, and thus populations were allowed to live remain above sustainable fishing levels. However, the realization that urchin roe was a valuable Japanese delicacy instigated a frenzied race for urchins. In the early 1990s, it became apparent that urchin populations would become to soon be overfisheddepleted.

Thus, a key aspect in solving overfishing is recognizing the that culture elements that can often drive overfishing. These cultures   Cultures must be forced educated to recognize the damage they are inflicting on the oceans and be informed about what they can do to limit this damage. A vital component to this is education.   In Scotland, once the problem of overfishing was recognized, the Scottish White Fish Whitefish Producers' Assocation began looking into Association began the process if applying for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) accreditation, "a prestigious international charter mark," for their fishery of haddock and langoustines.  As EU European Union Environment secretary Secretary Richard Lochhead said, "The MSC standard means consumers can buy fish with confidence - knowing that these stocks are being fished sustainably." (Kesich & Bell, 2007). This success story is an encouraging sign.

It is not only wealthy developed nations that will react have reacted to overfishing. We can look to the example of the Maldives to see a small island nation that realized the dire condition of its fish stock stocks and took responsive action. The Maldives is an archipelago of nearly 1200 coral islands where fisheries account for 11% of the GDP, 20% of employment, and 74% of the country's export commodities (FAO, 1999). The country's dependence on fisheries has led it to develop sustainable fisheries for various species including the giant clam. The government was quick to respond to potential overexploitation of the giant clam by banning its export, even though this action decreased profits for the people of the Maldives over the short term (FAO, 1999).

It is essential for us to clearly demonstrate the state of the global fisheries to countries and cultures that rely heavily on fish the state of the global fishery, a task which the educational component of our solution hopes to achieve. If we can encourage the management of these countries and cultures can be encouraged to take the initiative on sustainability issues, our solution will has the potential to be very effective.

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