Such major losses in fishing capacity, with their far-reaching negative socio-economic consequences on the human populations affected, are bound to have major, mostly favourable, effects on the fish stocks. The reason is simple: with most fish populations nowadays hit hard by over-fishing, fewer fishermen will mean more fish.
从长远来看，渔捕能力遭受如此重大损失将对受灾地区人口产生负面社会经济后果，但对于鱼类种群却定然会带来重大且多为有利的影响。原因很简单，由于如今的过度渔捞，鱼类种群急剧递减，渔夫人数的减少将意味着更多的鱼群。另一个能帮助鱼类种群的因素是，某些地区的人们出于宗教原因对食用海洋鱼类心存芥蒂，因为他们认为海洋鱼类以吃被冲下海的人类尸体为生。