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Article Evaluation
Article Title: Environmental impact of fishing

This article is a good start to talking about the impact of fishing, but a lot needs to be fixed. First off, the article itself was way too short, there is opportunity to expand on each subcategory, especially those who don't have another main article they can link to (such as the ecological disruption category which is only three sentences). Additionally, though most of the cited sourced check out, many of the claims made needed citations. The sources could be updated though, the most recent article is from 2014, and much more research has been done on this topic. I also think that they should include a statistics section in the article, providing more information on how deeply each anthropogenic fishing activity effects the ecosystem.

The article is relevant to the topic of environmental impacts of fishing, but there is much more they can expand on. This article seems to be a very brief overview of the topic. This article is unbiased, just stating the effects of fishing on the environment.

On the talk page, the comments about the article are saying also that this page needs to be updated, for sources, and an expansion of categories. The article is rated start class, and is part of two WikiProjects: Fisheries and Fishing, and Environment.

The difference between this article and how we've talked about environmental impacts of fishing is that we have discussed much more in depth than the article. But the article does seem like a brief overview of the topic, and meant for a lay audience. Rclaussen (talk) 15:46, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Environmental impact of fishing Article Improvements
Changes I wish to make on this article are mainly an expansion on the topic, as well as linking the page to other relevant Wikipedia articles. Since this is a broad, overarching article, I think it needs to have more subcategories to fully encompass the environmental impact of fishing, such as expanding the section on ecological disruption and talking about trophic cascades, or addressing the impacts of recreational fishing, or addressing how fishing can affect other organisms (such as birds). Additionally, some of the articles referenced are fairly old, and since the literature is always changing, some of the article needs to have updated resources. Finally, the "See Also" section can also be improved, with more helpful further readings that go more in depth about the environmental impacts.

Some Potential Sources:

Coll, Marta, et al. “Ecosystem Overfishing in the Ocean.” PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003881.

“Environmental Consequences of Fishing Practices.” EnvironmentalScience.org, www.environmentalscience.org/environmental-consequences-fishing-practices.

Lewin, Wolf-Christian, et al. “Documented and Potential Biological Impacts of Recreational Fishing: Insights for Management and Conservation.” Reviews in Fisheries Science, vol. 14, no. 4, 2006, pp. 305–367., doi:10.1080/10641260600886455.

Tasker, M. “The Impacts of Fishing on Marine Birds.” ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 57, no. 3, 2000, pp. 531–547., doi:10.1006/jmsc.2000.0714. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rclaussen (talk • contribs) 14:48, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Environmental impact of fishing Article Outline: Lead Section
I believe that the lead section for this article is pretty well off. There area a few things I would change to address the 5 W's and H.

Who: The article is about the environmental impact of fishing, so it is about the ecosystem, and anthropogenic fishing practices that affect it.

What: Many factors are affecting fish populations and the environment, such as overfishing, bycatch, marine debris, and ecological disruption.

When: It has been occurring for decades, but the effects are increasing because of population density, advancement in technology, hard to enforce restrictions, and climate change.

Where: This phenomena is occurring world wide

Why: Mentioned in when, there has always been an environmental impacts of fishing, but there has been an increase in the effects lately, causing a decrease in fish stocks.

How: This occurred because of increased human population, tragedy of the commons, advancement in technology, and climate change.

I would additionally talk about the impacts of recreational fishing impacts, and ecological disruption, including talking about the impact of trophic cascades on the fishing industry. Addressing how environmental impacts have on the fishing industry I think is a good subcategory addition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rclaussen (talk • contribs) 16:58, 5 March 2018 (UTC)