Fisheries

For some, fishing isn't just a hobby, its a way to survive. Not only are panfish the most targeted species, perch, crappie, and bluegill provide an excellent source of healthy food, and fun for all anglers. Currently, the total panfish possession limit for the state of Minnesota is 10 crappies, 20 bluegills, and 20 perch. Despite previous surveys showing the current possession limits are okay, I think Minnesota should raise the panfish limit because some people rely on fish as a main source of…

The single case consisted of two decisions: R v Marshall (No 1) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 456 and R v Marshall (No 2) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 533. The accused in the case, Donald Marshall, was a Mi’Kmaq Indian who was charged with three offences found in the federal fishery regulations: Fishing without a license, selling eels without a license, and fishing during the close season. In the first decision, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Donald Marshalls practice of catching and selling eels was valid and…

What do you know about game wardens? Most people do not know what game wardens are, but people should be aware of who they are because they play a major role in law. Game wardens are important because they enforce hunting, fishing, and trapping law, and they do conservation. They also teach hunter education courses. One of the main things that game wardens do is enforce laws. The game wardens have the authority as a local Sheriff to arrest them. This means that they can arrest them for…

When you think of Florida you think of beaches. So does everyone else. If oil companies are allowed to drill offshore there will be oil spills. Now think of a tar covered beach littered with death animals with a smell that you don’t ever want to think about. Off-shore Florida must be protected from oil companies to persevere the eco-tourism industry, defend the environment and secure fishing for years to come. In particular, tourism must be sustained. One of the many reasons people from all…

Department, Resource Protection Division and Inland Fisheries Division, Austin. 47 pp. Neel, J.K. 1963. Impact of Reservoirs. Pages 575593. In: Frey, D.G. (editor): Limnology in North America. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 734 pp. Nelson, K.L. 1993. Instream sand and gravel mining. Pages 189-196, In: C.F. Bryan and D.A. Rutherford (editors), Impacts on warmwater streams: guidelines for evaluation. Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas. 285 pp. Nelson, R.W…

Overfishing: the practice of commercial and non-commercial fishing which depletes a fishery by catching so many adult fish that there aren’t enough remaining to breed and replenish the population. Currently, fishing operations around the world are two to three times larger than what our oceans can sustain. Our combined global fishing capacity, or the amount of fish that can be taken by a single unit whether that be a fisherman or a trawler, is enough to be evenly expanded over at least 4 planets…

The topic of clean and safe water is one that needs to be of high priority, as it is what keeps us alive and holds such value to the environment. This is why it is a shame that “Canada is (along with Australia) only one of two Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states that does not comply with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation that all countries have national, legally binding drinking water quality standards.” (Dunn, Bakker, and Harris, 2014, n…

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, has been around since 1895, just not in the form that we recognize today. The department got its roots when Texas legislature created what was known as the Fish and Oyster Commission to better regulate fishing within in the state. It was later on, in 1907 that the next phase of the department was added on as the Game Department. It was added to give the original department more reach to protect not only the fishing in Texas, but also other forms of…

When it comes to fishing, many people are not very related with this topic, why? We assume is because is not a very popular sport or hubby, so we choose to go to the movies, to play football, but fishing, nah, we don’t know anything about it. In any case, what do we need to know about it? It’s fishing, and that’s it. Well, there are people who find fishing very, but very interesting. So, why don’t we know a little bit about this activity, and let’s see if fishing becomes our new preferred…

For many centuries humanity has relied on the environment for a number of resources, but now it is becoming too serious. The resources we need are harming innocent creatures, and even putting humans lives in danger. The world needs resources to survive, but it is getting out of hand. The world needs to be safer while extracting these resources and needs to learn how to use a safe amount without causing damage to the world. The world is killing our environment with needs which have lead to a…