Global Commons - Antarctica
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- Created on: 17-06-19 11:58
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- Fishing and Whaling
- Highly profitable and as a result, whale numbers decreased and many species are now endangered.
- Japan ignores bans on commercial fishing or whaling which puts species at risk.
- Began in 19th century with main targets of Blue and Right Whales.
- International Whaling Commission (IWC) 1946 - led to the end of most whaling by 1985. In 1994 they established the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (50 million sq.km) surrounding the continent.
- Whalers - typically from Norway, USA and UK began exploitation after huge populations had been taken from the North Atlantic.
- Ships also dump waste in the ocean which contaminates it.
- In 1960s Russian ships began to exploit it for a number of species. commercial fishing has became a threat as there is a high risk of over fishing the species.
- Climate Change
- Warming will change the physical and living environment of Antarctica.
- Over the past 50 years, the West Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula has been one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.
- Many glaciers have retreated and ice shelves in the Peninsula have collapsed.
- Melting snow and ice resulted in increased colonisation of plants.
- Experienced temperature increases of 3*C in the Peninsula which is X5 the mean rate.
- Threats to Antarctica
- Fishing and Whaling
- Highly profitable and as a result, whale numbers decreased and many species are now endangered.
- Japan ignores bans on commercial fishing or whaling which puts species at risk.
- Began in 19th century with main targets of Blue and Right Whales.
- International Whaling Commission (IWC) 1946 - led to the end of most whaling by 1985. In 1994 they established the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (50 million sq.km) surrounding the continent.
- Whalers - typically from Norway, USA and UK began exploitation after huge populations had been taken from the North Atlantic.
- Ships also dump waste in the ocean which contaminates it.
- In 1960s Russian ships began to exploit it for a number of species. commercial fishing has became a threat as there is a high risk of over fishing the species.
- Fishing and Whaling
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