Answer: Fishing in the Atlantic has had huge problems while fishing in Alaska is doing very well. This is due to many factors that have led to sustainable fishing. Practices such as the commercial fishing industry's strong support for conservation-oriented regulations. Additionally, the people of Alaska strongly support conservation measures. After Alaska became a state, it amended its constitution to allow Alaska's direct control over commercial fishing. This has led to strict Alaska government regulations, large areas of habitat conservation, a ban on trawling, sustainable harvesting of fish based on good scientific catch limits, careful and frequent monitoring of fish populations, requiring government observers to board ships to check the fish caught. .Fishing in the Atlantic Ocean has had many problems. A particularly bad example is the Northwest Atlantic cod population, which has collapsed due to overfishing.[1] There are simply too many boats catching too few fish. Another problem in the Atlantic is too much pollution. However, the biggest problem is overfishing. This overfishing is due to new fishing and vessel technology, a high demand for cheap fish, the greed of fishing companies, insufficient foresight combined with very little real government regulation, especially in international waters. There has been technological advancement in fishing practices and fishing vessels. For example, boat engines became larger, nets became larger and able to go deeper, sonar and radar helped fishermen precisely target fish, huge boats with huge refrigeration systems made so these boats could stay out for a long time and the only limit to how much fish they could catch corresponded to how many fish the boat could hold.[2] The worst example of new fis... middle of paper... levels. The industry group that brings together fisheries management is called “The Marine Conservation Alliance” and includes 70% of the sector. This group pushes for fisheries reserves based on good scientific catch levels and environmentally stable levels. This group also promotes sustainable seafood and advocates for strict law enforcement.[8] In conclusion, commercial fishing is doing very well in Alaska thanks to a strong conservation mindset and awareness of the Alaskan people and the Alaskan fishing industry. This is due to the destructive practices of foreign corporations and the destructive domestic policies of the U.S. federal government before Alaska became a state. After Alaska became a state, they created serious legislation with a sustainable mindset to protect their fisheries, fish species, and the future of their fishing industry..