Ushkowitz, Jenna. “We Must Save Ocean Wildlife Before It Is Too Late.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 11 Nov. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.

 

This article examines the effects overfishing has on the food web. Beginning with an anecdote about a starving sea lion off the coast of Santa Barbara, the author explains how the decline of sardine populations from overfishing is causing a region-wide famine.

 

The once abundant sardine population, which sea mammals and fish alike eat almost exclusively, have dwindled to nearly gone in recent years. As detailed in the article, many of the regulations put in place by the government is either faulty or easily evaded. If fishery managers implement these changes and regulations better, sardine populations will recover. Recently, the sardine season was cut very short to accommodate the dropping populations. If we continue this course of action, we can help remedy these damages we have made to the ecosystem. But other countries need to comply, and the article blames China as the main culprit.