The overfishing of krill, which plays a large role in the Antarctic ecosystem, led officials to enact regulations on fishing. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), a treaty that came into force in 1980, requires that regulations managing all Southern Ocean fisheries consider potential effects on the entire Antarctic ecosystem.
Despite these new acts, unregulated and illegal fishing, particularly of Patagonian toothfish (marketed as Chilean Sea Bass in the U.S.), remains a serious problem. The illegal fishing of toothfish has been increasing, with estimates of 32,000 tonnes (35,300 short tons) in 2000.
• Arctic Wildlife Benefits from U.S.-Russian Conservation Efforts
• World Wildlife Fund
• NWO Organization
• NRDC Organization
• The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Threats to extinction
As there is almost no sign of humans in this region, we are no threat to the animals in the polar ice caps. But what we do in our everyday lives are a threat to them. we cause global warming which allows the polar ice caps melt.
Solutions for rehabilitation and conservation
The use of renewable resources, recycling, decreasing fossil fuel burning and forestation and crop burning, or just by being more efficient with controlling pollution are all valid ways in which we can stop global warming. This is not a natural occurrence, and the rate at which are planet is warming and increasing in carbon dioxide is unprecedented. In order to save the polar ice caps, and perhaps our own race is to take heed of these warnings, and begin to understand the complexities behind global warning and the melting of the polar ice caps.
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| RECYCLE!!! |
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| STOP GLOBAL WARMING |
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| SAVE THE POLAR BEARS! |
