In the early 1990s, overfishing led to the collapse of one of the most bountiful cod fisheries in the world, off the coast of Newfoundland.
It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.
Overfishing led to a ban on commercial fishing for redfish in 1988, and many chefs turned to farm-raised or frozen redfish from outside Louisiana.
Overfishing led to the suspension of the north-east Atlantic stock's Marine Stewardship Council certification as a sustainable fishery.
Overfishing led to the depletion of California's rockfish populations, which are now returning thanks to stringent protection by the state.
Declining stocks and the threat of overfishing led both Canada and Greenland to more closely regulate fishing in the area, and environmental groups worked to preserve the deepwater coral communities that were sometimes damaged by trawling nets.
The ban, intended to curb the overfishing, led to Taiwan's subsequent barring of marine mammal meat (seals, whales and dolphins), signaling a green era of pride that's made profound island-wide changes.
These developments, together with population growth, resettlement of former Khmer Rouge cadres, limited access to natural resources and widespread overfishing led the community to "rethink" its natural resource management strategies.
Eventually, Greenpeace warns, overfishing will lead to such a dramatic decline in the supply of sardines and anchovies that industry-dependent towns will collapse, and Italians will be without their favorite pizza topping. .
86, 155 Furthermore, overfishing can lead to release of small corallivores from predatory control, such that they increase surface wounds on corals.
