Fishery resources refer to the collective term for various economic animals and plants, such as fish and shellfish, that have development value in natural water bodies. For countries around the world, fishery resources are an important resource. Compared to mineral resources, fishery resources can directly solve hunger and are an important supplement to people’s daily diet.
According to statistics, 70% of the world’s fishery resources are made into various delicious foods for people to eat directly, and 30% of the fishery resources are made into various comprehensive utilization products. Of course, these comprehensive benefits ultimately serve humanity, such as feed fish meal. After being eaten by other animals, it can also produce various foods that humans need. Therefore, fishery resources can bring rich benefits to countries around the world.
The fishery resources in the world can be divided into two categories, among which the fishery resources in rivers and lakes belong to freshwater fish, while the fishery resources in the ocean belong to saltwater fish. The two types of fish have different flavors. Some people like to eat freshwater fish, while others like to eat saltwater fish. In contrast, there are a variety of fish in the ocean, which have a richer taste and are therefore favored by most foodies. In addition, the ocean has a vast area and fishery resources are naturally the most abundant. But the fish in the ocean are not evenly distributed in every sea area in the world. Some sea areas have abundant fishery resources, while others have relatively scarce fishery resources. So which sea areas have the most abundant fishery resources?
Nature is a food rich sea area, and fish mainly feed on plankton. Which sea areas have more plankton, and fishery resources are naturally very abundant. The world generally refers to fishing grounds as areas with abundant fishery resources and dense migration of aquatic economic animals. The fishing grounds in the world are mainly concentrated in the coastal continental shelf areas, which are characterized by strong photosynthesis, various nutrients brought by rivers, and ocean currents that can lead to the proliferation of plankton. Especially in areas where cold and warm currents converge, plankton are particularly abundant, leading to the formation of world-class fishing grounds due to ocean currents.
There were originally four world-class fishing grounds, mainly owned by four countries, but due to overfishing, one of them has declined. There are still three countries with world-class fishing grounds, and one of them is very close to us, which is Japan. The Hokkaido fishing ground in Japan is one of the world’s four largest fishing grounds, mainly located in the southeastern waters of Hokkaido. It is the center of the fishing ground in the northwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the convergence of the Japan Warm Current and the Kuril Cold Current. The confluence of cold and warm currents causes the seawater to stir, producing abundant bait and promoting the mass reproduction of fish. There are many kinds of fish here, mainly salmon, pollock, sardine, saury, etc., which have brought rich benefits to Japan.
Similar to Japan, another country with world-class fishing grounds is also an island country located on the other end of the Eurasian continent, which is the United Kingdom. The North Sea fishing grounds in the UK are the center of the North Atlantic fishing grounds, formed by the convergence of the North Atlantic Warm Current and the East Greenland Cold Current from the Arctic. They mainly include fish such as herring, mackerel, and cod. The annual catch of North Sea fishing grounds is currently around 3 million tons, which not only meets the needs of the British, but also can be used for export. However, the output of fishing grounds is mainly concentrated in the Scottish waters, and if Scotland becomes independent, the UK will also lose this world-class fishing ground.
The third country is located in the southern hemisphere, which is Peru in the western part of South America. There is a world-class fishing ground distributed along the coast of Peru, named the Peruvian Fishing Ground. The Peruvian fishing ground is a world-renowned fishing ground, rich in over 800 species of fish such as anchovy, formed by the rising compensation current of the Peruvian cold current. Peru’s fishing grounds are very vast, with a fishing area width of about 370 kilometers. The abundant fishery resources can bring Peru billions of dollars in income every year, so Peru’s protection of fishing grounds is also very strong. For example, the regulations on prohibited fishing areas and periods, as well as restrictions on mesh size and catch, have ensured that Peru can continue to earn profits from fishing grounds.
In addition, there is a Newfoundland fishing ground located in the eastern waters of Canada, formed by the convergence of the Gulf of Mexico Warm Current and the Labrador Cold Current, and also one of the world’s four largest fishing grounds. However, due to overfishing, Newfoundland’s fishing grounds have declined, so there are still three countries with world-class fishing grounds and abundant fishery resources. This has also brought profound lessons to humanity. We must respect nature and follow the path of sustainable development, otherwise we may make a big mistake.
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