This introductory paragraph is missing a hook: Overfishing is the cause of an upcoming fish shortage. Overfishing occurs "when more fish are caught than the population can
replace through natural reproduction,” according to the World Wildlife Foundation. Once this occurs, the species is no longer
"sustainable." While there will probably never be a time when we do not have fish, there could come a time when we no longer
have enough fish. The cause of this fish shortage is overfishing.
Which of the following options would be the most effective hook?
The world faces a calamitous food crisis if we do not stop overfishing.
Large factory ships use GPS and sonar to locate large schools of their target fish.
O Catching fish that are too young, the use of large factory ships, and a lack of catch limits are big threats to ocean life.
There are three main reasons why we are facing a fish shortage in the near future.