Overfishing can be checked online

Trawling is an industrial fishing method where a large net with heavy weights is dragged across the seafloor, scooping up everything in its path - from the targeted fish to the incidentally caught marine organisms. This leads to the problem of Overfishing - catching more fish than the ocean can produce. Due to this, fish stocks have diminished affecting people's access to fish food in many poor countries. To monitor the issue, an international conservation organisation named Oceana, together with Google and SkyTruth, a nonprofit group has planned to launch a Global Fishing Tracker System. The online tracker system will help anyone with internet access to track fishing vessels worldwide, and keep a check on their activities. Marine conservationists see this as a step forward to ensure greater transparency in the oceans.