Coastal Plains Fish Sustainablity

The North Carolina Coastal Plain region depends on fish as a major source of food and they beneficial to their economy.  Fish are caught in large numbers from the ocean and then sold to other regions in the state.  This provides a source of income to many fisherman.  The restaurants and stores which the fish end up at depend on these fishermen for their incomes as well.  If a seafood restaurant no longer had a shipment of fish coming in everyday, their business would suffer drastically.  Both of these reason are why it is so important for people to note the decline in fish populations.  If fishermen and business owners who rely on fish sales no longer can catch/sell fish, it could very well damage the North Carolina economy.  Fish are being caught at rates which are much higher than the rate the fish can reproduce.  If this kind of over hunting keeps occurring, some species of fish may become extinct.