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Describe the human activity in the arctic ecosystem

Author: Miqdaam Hamed Hassan



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1)Commercail fishing takes place in the Arctic ecosystem and causes heavy overfishing threatening species and destroying the biodiversity 2) environmental -In antarctica the patagonian toothfish has been fished to near extinction, furthermore overfishing produces waste such as fishing equipment which accounts for over 50% of the oceans plastic waste 3) economic - fishing is a very lucrative industry abd gas a tremendous impact on antarctic countries gdp 1)mineral extraction has been taken place in the arctic in places such as alaska due to its rich oil reserves 2) environmental - risk of oil spills which kill wildlife and are difficult to clean, extracting minerals produces pollution damaging ecosystems in the surrounding area 3) economic - minerals are incredibly highly demanded, it provides job opportunities and increases the countries gdp.


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