Interdisciplinary Learning Questions

Interdisciplinary Learning Questions
Global context – Globalisation and sustainability
Global context exploration – commonality, diversity and interconnection
Subject groups – Sciences and Individuals and societies
Question 1 (4 marks)
With reference to source 3, 5 and 6, select two different stakeholders and outline their different
perspectives about fishing and the implications of overfishing.
Stakeholder 1 Stakeholder 2
Fishers Environmentalist
Perspective Perspective
The main focus of this group is improving
their living standards from the sale of fish.
They wish to earn their living from the trade
on fish with one eye fixed on the desire for
keeping the population of fish intact for the
future generation. They advocate for proper
research to come up with effective ways of
catching fish and other sea creatures in a
manner that ensures standard fish is caught,
and retaining underage ones. The gadgets
used for catching fish according to these
people should allow fingerlings to escape
back to the waters and only mature ones to be
taken out of the waters.
For instance, the harvest of Bluefin fauna in
the United states is done under very strict
conditions. It is done using a rod and reel or
hand-drown harpoon. This regulates the
number of fish being caught at a time by an
individual. Besides, the size is monitored as
well as the tonnage to be taken out at any
given period.
This class of people is concerned with
preservation of the marine life as well as the
freshwater habitants. They are adamantly
against fishing and suggest that if people
would desire an environment with marine life,
the n they need to abstain from catching fish
and other sea creatures. This category is the
proponents of MacLeod contentions, which
suggests that sea animals should be protected
from human inversion and should be used as
tourist attraction phenomena. They insist that
the lives and wellbeing of the sea animals
should be protected and that people should
abstain from eating fish until they learn how
to increase their population. They are working
round the clock to come up with regulations
and strict rules towards sea creature
management. This is done with the view that
some species are facing extinction, some are
migrating to other territories and Pisces have
different uses.

Implications of overfishing Implications of overfishing
1. Good health and wellbeing
2. Reduced inequalities as everybody
will have something to
3. Rapid economic growth and race
towards full employment
4. Zero hunger
5. Optimal utilization of natural
resources
6. High income generation and improved
living standards
1. Untidy environment that is inhabitable
2. Increase in the income gap between
the rich and the poor.
3. Slow pace of economic development
4. Reduced environmental consciousness
5. Interferes with the ecosystem
6. Results into unsustainable fishing
methods
Question 2 (12 marks)
Analyse the impact of fishing on the sustainability of marine life. With reference to sources 3, 5
and 6, use the analysis table below to provide relevant information and reach a conclusion based
on your analysis.
In your answer you should:
 Consider a strength and weakness of fishing in terms of sustainability
 Mention an opportunity for sustainability of marine life
 Mention a threat that may affect the sustainability of marine life
 Give a conclusion
Strength
The rules of fishing have been designed with
emphasis on biological, social and economic
wellbeing of the citizens. Several fisheries
have conducted research to come up with
healthy populations that can be managed and
exploited in the most economic fashion
Weakness
There are regulation lapses especially when
fishing is done across the country’s boundary.
Some of the modern methods of fishing are
designed with profit motive, that is, to
increase the volume of the fish caught and
limit the time for fishing.
Opportunity
Industry specialists have developed intrinsic
integrity to ensure that particular species of
marine life can be sustainable even when
certain classes are facing extinction in the
environment.
Threat
The swelling human population with
untamable appetite bent on constant
exploitation of sea creatures. Another threat
comes from the availability of unstandardized
fishing equipment in the market.
Conclusion about the impact of fishing on sustainability of marine life
Sustainable fishing is an assurance that there will be life in the oceans and freshwaters for the
future generations. It calls for the present fishermen and fishmongers to know that there
actions will impact directly on the entire environment, both in the sea and terrestrial niches.
There must be elimination of overfishing as it may threaten the existence of the entire industry.