In the recent years, Disney has proven to be well versed in the art of commercialism & marketing merchandise, yet it comes with a price. 2003’s Finding Nemo was intended to teach kids- an impressionable audience- the importance of nature, through both straight forward & subliminal messages. The entire movie proved that marine animals have lives of their own to live, the Darla scene should have really sent the message home but clearly it didn’t. Between the time of the movie’s release & now, clownfish population around the world has declined by over 75%. The overwhelming demand for clownfish as pets has caused a dearth in their population. To make matters worse, the few clownfish remaining aren’t all the same species, and since they have to reproduce with the corresponding type of clownfish. This further
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They breed their own clownfish to give to retailers, but they are sold so frequently that the S.N.C.F’s contribution is insignificant. This is because more than 1 million clown fish are taken from the reefs each year, & the reproduction rate for clownfish isn’t enough to keep up. Alas, society has a scant regard towards this epidemic, even National Geographic has their endangered status as, “least concern.” And those who are aware do nothing, a PetCo interviewed by the Huffington Post said, “I actually knew what was happening with the clownfish, but I didn’t tell the boss or anyone because we were making more money & I didn’t want to lose any customers.” If more people were made aware of the situation, something could be done to protect the clownfish. Aside from the constant overfishing, procuring these fish from their craggy habitat could lead to destruction of their coral reefs. Which will affect the other species that live there. To avert this quandary, strict enforcement of environmental laws should be applied so that the poaching of clownfish is no longer
They breed their own clownfish to give to retailers, but they are sold so frequently that the S.N.C.F’s contribution is insignificant. This is because more than 1 million clown fish are taken from the reefs each year, & the reproduction rate for clownfish isn’t enough to keep up. Alas, society has a scant regard towards this epidemic, even National Geographic has their endangered status as, “least concern.” And those who are aware do nothing, a PetCo interviewed by the Huffington Post said, “I actually knew what was happening with the clownfish, but I didn’t tell the boss or anyone because we were making more money & I didn’t want to lose any customers.” If more people were made aware of the situation, something could be done to protect the clownfish. Aside from the constant overfishing, procuring these fish from their craggy habitat could lead to destruction of their coral reefs. Which will affect the other species that live there. To avert this quandary, strict enforcement of environmental laws should be applied so that the poaching of clownfish is no longer