Fish migration

Life will forever be a learning experience. Years ago I was provided with the opportunity to be a part of many different communities around the world and experienced many different cultures. During my travels one trait that had planted its seed and decided to sprout, grow, and burst into life is benevolence. I’ve learned that there is nothing more productive to an individual or group than humanitarianism. I lived in Asia for four years during my military service. It was during my travels…

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is considering lifting the ban on whaling. Many people are horrified at the thought that anyone could even contemplate it. Whales suffer from all types of threats like ship strikes, over fishing of krill, habitat loss and chemical and sound pollution. Many problems have arose from climate change like less krill, food-rich areas moving south. However, the most disturbing threat is whaling. Before whaling began in the 11th century, there were than…

As a Georgia native you can imagine my shock when I found out Georgia has it’s very own loch ness monster! The monster’s name is Altamaha-ha, it was given to him by the Creek Indians that lived near the Altamaha-ha river. The monster has been spotted in Darien and Butler Island, Georgia. The Altamaha River is a beautiful place. It’s known for it’s vast marshes and 18th/19th century rice fields and canals. Scottish people from Inverness (the home of Nessie), were recruited in 1735 to come live…

This story takes place way up in the mountains of Arizona. There was a tribe of navajo indians that lived on the edge of the colorado river. The chief of the tribe Qaletaqa Golden was having a meeting with the elder. They were meeting about a hunting trip in the mountains for elk and bison. The chief's son Wakkan was a very scared of everything maybe even scared of his shadow at times. But Wakkan was an avid hunter and fisherman. Some people would even say that he is the best fisherman of the…

killing each other in order to survive. Hatchery fish have been in the endangered species list because there has been a lot of predators that need the fish to survive or else they will starve. Hatcheries are doing what they can, especially the Salmon River Fish Hatchery they raise and release different type of fish such as steelhead, chinook salmon, coho salmon, brown trout, and landlocked salmon. The hatchery releases over one million pounds of fish in more than 1,200 public streams, ponds,…

discovered by scientists. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea, measuring lengths of up to 40 feet long. That is about the size of a bus. Even though the largest whale shark in the world was 40 feet long scientists think that the species could grow even larger than that. Whale sharks are carnivores so t hey eat meat. That means that they have an giant menu of small sea creatures to choose from. Their favorite meals to eat are plankton, krill, fish eggs, red crab larvae, and small squid.…

caused devastating issues to the environment and inhabitants. It has once been said that there is an unlimited supply of fish in the lakes, oceans and seas. Because these bodies of water are known to be extremely massive, it would be virtually impossible for it to be over fished. Right now, the world’s current population is over seven billion people, and the demand for fish has never been higher as even more common consumed marine organisms are getting depleted every year to the point of the…

The big two hearted river shares similarities with the heart of the sourdough and not by just having the word heart in its name. The story is about a guy, Nick, who goes on a lone adventure into the wild to face nature but also to escape into its beauty. The poem similarly speaks of natures beauty in smaller hints while focuses on the hardships and darker side to nature. Nick experiences the dark side of nature as well when he sees the impact nature can have with fire as even the grasshoppers…

topics were discussed in the Frontline documentary, The Fish on my Plate, as journalist Paul Greenberg began a challenge of eating fish every day for an entire year. Greenberg defined this challenge as a way to better understand how fish are beneficial to diets as well as the environment. As this challenge progressed, Greenberg explored the global consumption of fish, overfishing, aquaculture, and the health benefits found in the consumption of fish. I had a few preconceived notions about the…

The Day My Grandpa’s Boat Sank One day my grandpa (Sid) and his brother Jim and Fred Smelze were all on a boat and it was choppy water. Sid and everybody were in the boat. They were all fishing on a river named the Kaskaskia River. It was a sunny day perfect temperature when they left for Illinois. They were heading there from New Baden,MO. They started on a 1hr long drive. When they got to the river ,they bought a parking license. They started to unloaded the boat into the river. Fred…