Documentary Films: The World is Running Out of Fish\rbr\rbrNo one could have predicted the dire straits that the fishing world would find itself in now that the news have rolled around. After all, certain spots in the worlds waters used to be teeming with schools of everything from cod to salmon, while today fleets scour the seas in vain, hoping to find a school.\rbr\rbrHowever, this trouble is nothing new. Unfortunately, overfishing has become a serious problem that has taken a toll on the numbers of fish, meaning that fish are not currently able to reproduce fast enough to make up the numbers after the harvest takes place. This means that more and more fishing fleets are after a smaller amount of fish, leading to serious warnings worldwide about overfishing. This hasnt been good for anyone--not the fish, not the fishermen, and not the consumers. A global rallying cry to pay more attention to fisheries management has been issued, but no one is sure if the entire industry can be turned around.\rbr\rbrThere is one spot, however, where these problems are considerably less: the icy and pristine waters off the coast of Alaska. Here, a state-operated fisheries management system has been in place since the industry began over a hundred years ago, meaning that Alaskan fleets have always self-monitored. The result? A population of fish that is ually on the rise, instead of the perpetual decline everywhere else that is causing great distress for the industry. Whether its the difficult king crab harvest of winter, where a set number of boats are allowed out at a time, or strict salmon rules that regulate not just the size of the fish, but the amount of boats allowed in particular spots, Alaska has been taking its fishing quite seriously for a long time.\rbr\rbrWhat this level of fisheries management means for consumers is that buying Alaskan seafood is a guilt-free enterprise, while shopping for other things, especially farm-raised tuna and cod from the waters near Iceland, can raise some serious moral questions sometimes. With other fishing fleets around the world starting to look towards the healthy waters of Alaska for answers to their problems, this more sustainable price of fishing management might just spread in time to reverse some of the more serious damage that has been done to the planets fish and seafood population.