Humans are responsible for the slaughter of approximately 100 million sharks a year, by longlines, "sport" fishermen or by a murderous practise known as shark finning. Shark finning takes place at sea so the fishermen only have the fins to transport as the shark meat is lower value and is not worth the cost of transporting the bulky bodies. Hooked sharks are roughly hauled onto the boat; their fins hacked and sliced off while they are still alive. The defenseless sharks are then tossed back into the ocean, they slowly sink to the bottom and die an agonizing death, usually as they get eaten alive by other fish. This kind of brutal treatment of sharks is being tolerated all over the world and with 90% of the large shark population already wiped out, sharks are being depleted faster then they can reproduce.
The documentary begins with the birth of the orca over two decades ago. It then proceeds to show a series of events that lead to the progression of Tilikum’s aggressive behavior. As the film explores the psychosis of a killer whale, such as Tilikum, who has been in captivity for most of his life, it becomes evident to the audience that the injuries and deaths of many SeaWorld trainers were essentially inevitable. The film’s most essential strategy is the use of numerous interviews of former SeaWorld employees who can give first hand accounts of the incidents and corruption of the industry. A majority of these interviewees were orca trainers who dealt directly with the animal on a daily basis.
Several incidents have been reported over the past years that make people question the continued captivity of orcas. Some of these incidents include, failed pregnancies, illnesses, premature deaths and sometimes even attacks on trainers or human beings. Over the past few years aggression towards the orca trainers has increased rapidly. Many feel that this is due to the unnatural environment they have been placed in. When comparing orcas held in captivity to orcas that are able to live freely, their behaviors have vast differences.
These runoffs have contributed to the beach closures, and the unsustainable condition of biological life in the lake. Human health is at great risk due to the untreated waste that is dumped in Lake Huron each year. The untreated sewage contains many viruses, two being Giardia (an intestinal parasite), cryptosporidium, which causes intestinal illnesses and even death. E. coli a more familiar virus has elevated its concentrations in Lake Huron, found in either animal or human feces, which causes diarrhea, nausea, and stomach cramps. ("Testing the waters,"
The plastics cause lots of harm to the animals. a lot of the animals eat the plastics that are in the water and eventually die because there is nobody to help them get the plastic out. The floating debris swallows pollutants from seawater. Because of this people misbelieve the debris causing people to reuse it and get sick and die. Some of the debris is are toxic plastics which jellyfish congest and die.
The first couple of years were not easy for the settlers. The question is Why did so many colonist die? To start off with, one of the problems they faced was environmental problems. Many of Jamestown’s colonist died because of brackish water which was some salty water due to the mixture of fresh and salt water, because of the tides that would happen twice daily. Also, they would dump their human waste into the water and make it even more contaminated so when the people of Jamestown would drink or use the water it would make them ill and even to the point that they died.
After being attacked by Jacks tribe they went to Castle Rock to find Jack and his tribe right before Piggy was killed. Piggy acted like the father figure yet again when he said “You’re all acting like a crowd of kids!”(180). Soon after saying that and arguing with them some more Roger pulled the lever which had a rock hit Piggy and killed him. With his death one of the other good hearted guys were killed. Once Piggy died Jack got that bloodlust again and “viciously, with full intention hurled his spear at Ralph.”(181).
The journey for the Africans was an arduous one, filled with little food and little light. Illness was rampant and overcrowding on ships was required for the traders to make a profit . Slaves began dying, and the only place to dump the bodies became the ocean. Men and women thrown overboard to meet their demise. Some were even thrown over alive, due to the threat of sharks following the slave ships.
Dissolved oxygen levels can also cause fish to suffocate and be more susceptible to diseases. Construct a hypothesis – Based on your observation in Question 1 and your background research in Question 2, develop a hypothesis statement that addresses the relationship between dissolved oxygen in the water sample and the number of fish observed in the body of water. Answer = If the dissolved oxygen level is high in a body of water, there will be a low number of fish. The higher the dissolved oxygen level the higher the death rate of the current fish. 3.
Should Shark Finning Be Banned? Every year, millions of sharks of different species and breed are gruesomely butchered just for their dorsal and rear fins. The rest of the body, yet alive but unwanted is tossed mercilessly back into the water. Since the sharks can’t move without their fins, they die a torturously slow and painful death of starvation, or many other small fishes eat them, as the sharks are unable to react. This barbaric practice is known as shark finning and has been on the increase over the past few years.