Article 11/6

A few Filipino marines have been living on a wrecked ship in the Southern Pacific Ocean in order to maintain their hold on the area. China has been flooding the area with ships trying to obtain full ownership of the fishery and oil. The men on the ship are struggling to survive, and are constantly watched by a rotation of Chinese ships.

The shift of ownership to the Chinese would affect the ecosystem of the fisheries as they would be greatly harvested. This reduction of the fish population would reduce the function of the ecosystem as a whole. 

Would the placement of oil rigs in the area have a greater or lesser affect on the fish population than would over harvesting?