The ocean has many different habitats for many plants and animals . it helps the earth stay healthy . so we have to be careful not to hurt the ocean .many people around the world enjoy eating seafood . fisherman catch food in the ocean for us to eat . this includes shellfish as well as fish . shellfish are animals like shrimp,clams ,crabs , and lobsters . because people eat so much seafood , there are many fishermen .
unfortunately , the fishermen are catching too many fish these days . so the number of fish the oceans is decreasing . many fishing grounds are getting smaller and smaller . fishermen need to stop catching so many fish. they must give the fish time to increase their numbers.