Why was the growth of canning in the late 1800s unsustainable? Overfishing began to drain resources. It became more difficult to

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Dennis_Churaev [7]

3 years ago

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Why was the growth of canning in the late 1800s unsustainable? Overfishing began to drain resources. It became more difficult to

package fish. Fish could not be stored properly for transport. There were not enough people to catch fish.

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2 answers:

Jobisdone [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-08T00:08:26+03:00

Jobisdone [24]3 years ago

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Canning was unsustainable because the process back then was labor intensive; the process was still undefined, and the materials are very primitive. The cans used were corked and sealed with lead which led it to be hazardous

beks73 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-08T01:40:46+03:00

Answer:

A. Overfishing began to drain resources.

Explanation:

Those challenges included fishermen catching more fish than the canneries could process which means a lot of it went to waste. And some areas were actually overfished and resources began to run out, which meant this was an unsustainable system.