Contaminating these waters will not only harm the wildlife, but it will kill a source of food that is so dominant in Newfoundland, and also will harm hundreds of people’s jobs. Oil spills cause a lot of problems in our ocean and to our marine life. Everywhere you look people are trying to create a more sustainable ocean, and this is hard to do when there is so much pollution and threats to our environment all around us. We, as youth need to step up and try to make a change and help to make our province a better place. We can help thousands of animals survive by taking action against oil drilling in our
The populations are becoming so hard to find that fisheries are now catching the fish in estuaries, a place where the juveniles grow. There is also no ban on fishing them during certain seasons. This leads to the capture of pregnant females, and of juveniles. The population has declined so much that many fisheries have gone out of business. The reason I don’t think that the consumption from predators is why the population is declining so rapidly is the fact that these predators have been hunting these fish for hundreds of years.
If these people miss the sandy beaches they should go to another beach. You cannot control where the vegetation grows. I think Congress should announce this and start funding for dams to conserve the water in these lakes. Cargo ships are wasting money by having to make more trips and this really is unfortunate but it is what is necessary at this time. It is a lot safer anyways.
It could be the warmer currents or the less predatory fish There are signs that the numbers may be dropping. What are the plans to try and keep the industry booming? What I read there is nothing there trying to keep it booming, the veterns says there not worry because if it does crash they will still be there fishing and it will get the people with gold rush mentality out I would not beccome a lobstermen because it would cost way to much, and I have a son so I would not take away that much time from my son when I could get a job and take care of him the
The by-catch and pollution must also be monitored. There have been positive results from this new management overall, though many salmon populations as well as other marine populations continue to be in decline. It is important that we as consumers choose fish products from sustainable fisheries and understand what this means for marine environments. If salmon continue to be fished and farmed in ways that are damaging to the environment, collapse of the entire industry may occur. This can cause unforeseen economic and ecologic problems that may be irreversible.
Second hand smoke is highly dangerous to a public community and the litter that smoking results to is detrimental to the animals and their habitats. Allowing smoking on our beaches also steer tourists away, and with this type of economy Walton County cannot afford to lose any tourists. There can be numerous solutions to cancelling smoking on the beaches of Walton. To fix the smoking issue there could be no smoking signs posted throughout the boardwalks. The cities could provide classy trashcans that would blend in with the rest of the beach and communities.
This act was established to protect all aspects of the nation’s bodies of water (PBS, 2002). Before this law was passed, pollution was dumped directly into lakes, rivers, streams, and even the ocean, making it unsafe to swim in these bodies of water (PBS, 2002). The pollution also disrupted the biological aspects of these bodies of water as well (PBS, 2002). Once it became apparent that this was becoming a safety hazard the nation’s leaders stepped in to do something about it. In 1969 the bacteria in the Hudson River was 170 times the safe limit (PBS, 2002).
The continuation of unrestricted fishing will worsen world hunger among impoverished coastal communities, many of whom depend on the abundance of fish to feed themselves and their families, and result in ultimate environmental chaos and the extinction of thousands of In recent years, the demand for fish, a healthy food rich in omega-3 fatty acids and lean protein, has sky-rocketed. This is in part due to increasing demand for healthier sources of protein in wealthier nations. In fact, the amount of fish in the oceans has significantly decreased. The New York Times reports that, “according to commission figures this year, 63 percent of stocks in the Europe’s Atlantic water are overfished” and “83 percent of its Mediterranean stocks” and some “2/3 of its Baltic stocks” (Jolly, 2011). In the more recent years, fishermen have discovered ways of fishing that give the fish no chance of survival.
There are five main things that affect the ocean and harm it, Whaling, overfishing, factory fishing, global warming, and pollution. Every year the Japanese government kills mink whales. They kill at least eight hundred fifty of these whales. Factory fishing is also a major harm to the ocean. Factories create equipment that destroys species in the ocean.
ABSTRACT Coral reefs ecosystems have drastically changed over the past 40 years. The main reasons for the decline of coral reefs is due to weather and temperature changes, too much pollution, boats, and overfishing. As a result, coral reefs are considered an endangered species. Over 50% of the people in the Florida Keys rely on the coral reefs in one way or another. Many don’t realize that they provide humans with a source of income and more importantly, life for a wide diversity of marine animals.