Fish anatomy

This is a manatee. [pic: Pearson Scott Foresman] At first glance you might think it was related to seals or walruses, but its closest living relatives are actually elephants [pic: Bernard Dupont] and small, stocky hyraxes. [pic: D. Gordon E. Robertson] The three species of manatees, along with the related dugong, are the only living members of the Sirenia order that evolved from the same land mammal as elephants over 50 million years ago. [pic: Edwardtbabinksi] Although some of them still…

native and songwriter—best known for her poem and song “America The Beautiful”. The latest ping for Katharine is off the coast of Florida, near New Smyrna Beach. This area is also known as the shark capital and it consists of murky water that has bait fish within it. There is also prey in the Ponce de Leon inlet. There are many food sources that draw sharks to New Smyrna beach. Over the course of almost four years, Katharine has traveled down and up the eastern seaboard, and visited the Gulf of…

AmphibiaWeb Species Account Template: Information Fields GENUS: Pseudoeurycea SPECIES: Pseudoeurycea orchimelas COMMON NAME: San Martin Worm Salamander IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Endangered INTERNATIONAL STATUS: NATIONAL STATUS: REGIONAL STATUS: DESCRIPTION: (Enough information to identify an unknown amphibian that you have) Pseudoeurycea orchimelas has a rounded snout, small nares, and a postorbital groove. It has two rows of vomerine teeth and enlarged premaxillary teeth. Its head is…

ABC’ “Shark Tank” came to the Bronx to invite its people to come showcase their diverse ideas, and have the opportunity to have the sharks invest in their business. Many entrepreneurs from the Bronx took advantage of this opportunity and attended the casting in the hopes of convincing the sharks to have their dreams become a million dollar reality. “Shark Tank” is a reality TV show that has strengthened entrepreneurship in America. It’s a series based on multi-millionaires and billionaires…

how the old man loves to fish. He does not want to think of baseball, but he wants to fish. However, he goes out to fish another day. His line went into to the water a mile deep. The sun is very hot, and the old man feels the sun on its neck and feels sweat trickling down his back. He drifts off to sleep after a while, and he is suddenly awoken. He feels a fish on his line which makes him happy. The marlin that he caught is gently pulling the boat. The old man and the fish are tousling. After…

Zebra mussels An invasive species is any sort of fungus, animal, or insect that is introduced into the ecosystem of another country they are not native to. The zebra mussel has a pattern similar to a zebra. Zebra mussels are the size of a thumbnail. The zebra mussel has clean the water because they can filter up to one liter of water per mussel. Zebra mussels strain the water for food they eat in order to survive. The zebra mussel has been known to clog up drain pipes and being in big clumps on…

Juana was walking down the warm, sandy beach of La Paz on a beautiful Saturday evening. She looked at the ocean as the sun began the set and saw a strange man on a small fishing boat. Puzzled Juana called out to the strange man, “ Sir, it is getting late! The ocean tends to be rough at night!” The strange man looked at her and said, “ I am a professional everything will be fine!” Juana knew how the seas were at night and wanted to warn the man of the danger he is getting himself into. Juana saw…

Commercial fishing has rapidly depleted many of the ocean’s resources. Herring are one species of fish that have been harvested to the brink of extinction in the last century. In the mid-1900s herring were in high demand in the food industry [1]. Millions of pounds of herring were harvested from the ocean in the last century. These massive harvesting totals took its toll on the population over time. Phil Levin, a marine ecologist, recently remarked that throughout the Pacific, “what you see is a…

Conservation District. It is an incredible spot with a breathtaking underwater world and picturesque landscapes around. Honolua Maui is adored by snorkelers from all corners of the world for its amazing formations of corals, a plethora of colorful fish including famed Humuhumunukunukuapuaa and Green Hawaiian Sea Turtles. Honolua Bay Map Honolua Bay is quite big. The water may be accessed from the beach, by downhill hike or from a boat. Most people go into the water from a little patch of sand…

the fish. The first thing we needed to get was a fishing license from the State of Florida’s department of Fish and Game. We were able to easily download two of the Saltwater/Freshwater Fishing Combo licenses on our phones for a mere thirty-two dollars each. The whole thing only took about five minutes and was worth avoiding the hundred and thirty eight dollar fine. We arrived in Southern Florida early Saturday morning. Our first stop was to acquire a vital weapon for our war on the fish, a…