The “30 x 30” initiative is aimed to designate 30% of the Earth to being illegal to fish in. This plan was created by California Governor Gavin Newsom and Biden to try and conserve these areas of land and water to encourage sustainability. This initiative also considers the Indegenious communities and what they have done for years to keep the ecosystems they use suistainabile.
This article is an example of environmental science taking place in government procedures because it shows an effort to revive the suistanabilities in different California ecosystems. It also shows how we can take scientific practices from other cultures and allow them to collaborate and influence our decisions. Environmental science is such an impotant part of our future and will be critical for my generations life, this is an example of when environmental science was used to create an innovative and itelligent solution to try to work on making fishing a more sustainable industry.
Heid, Nick. “California 30×30 Fishing Initiative: More No Fishing Zones to Come.” Surf Fishing In So Cal, 2 Apr. 2023, surffishingsocalsd.com/california-30×30-fishing-initiative-more-no-fishing-zones-to-come/.
I think this is very important to try and conserve the ocean’s sealife, as it is very important to thier ecosystem. It is smart for the government to try and help with this issue. I wonder what are ways people can help with this problem?
Hi and thank you for your comment, I always wonder the same thing because so much of our climate change and global issues are do to large corporations and farming and aren’t really that related to the individuals. I would love to learn about some not-super-extreme ways I could actually make a difference.
I agree with the author that the California 30×30 fishing proposition is important. This policy seeks to restore marine biodiversity and ensure sustainable fishing. It is informed by environmental research. It also honors Indigenous knowledge and behaviors, which is praiseworthy. What tactics do you recommend for enforcing these no-fishing zones and making this program successful in the long run, I ask the author?
Hi and thank you for your comment. I think general policing and control of these policies is important but I also think it’s important that everyone, especially those in the fishing industry are completely educated on our wildlife and climate crisis right now.