Fisheries

The United States is home to over three and a half million miles of streams and river habitats. These streams and rivers once were flourishing ecosystems of prestien water, boasting healthy populations of native fish, and plant life. In the United States, streams provide some of the most prized fishing locations for many different species. Today however, as cause from human development, there has been a major negative impact on the health of these cherished waterways. A large number of rivers…

The ocean is home to more than 400 different shark species. These predators are portrayed by humans as mighty and extremely dangerous. While it may be well-known that these animals are the top of the food chain and have no sea predator, it’s a shock when they find out that they are on the brink of becoming endangered. Humans outside of the fishing industries fail to understand that we have a dramatic influence on the ocean. On the Pacific Ocean only, the numbers of tuna fishing vessels reach…

“Over 1/3rd of the annual U.S. Gross National Product originates in coastal areas approximately $700 billion!” (Oceans Impact the Economy) The ocean has a huge impact on economies all over the world. It affects the way the people live their lives and the way that we are all connected. Over 640,000 tons of debris is left in the ocean each year. It traps and kills thousands of animals, which has a great impact on the supply and demand of the economy. So we need to take care of this wonderful gift…

Environmental damage due to corporate negligence and weak supervision from the government CS 3.1 Positive Impact of Company Presence. BHP Billiton is an Australian owned mining company which has a mining license in the Ok Tedi area near the town of Tabuli - PNG. BHP Billiton builds infrastructure for employees in the area of operations, making the city become neat and beautiful. CS 3.2 Lack of regulation and supervision of the company. In 1984 there was an earthquake which then resulted in…

poisoning if people eat the bad shellfish. Some symptoms of shellfish poisoning are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea Explain how an HAB outbreak can have a devastating economic impact. There would be a bad impact on Recreation and Tourism, and the fisheries industry. Beaches would be closed for the safety of the tourist, this would impact tourism because since the beach is closed, no tourist could go to the beach, and it would affect the fish industries because they can’t…

Canadian Seal Hunt played a prominent role in exposing the cruelty involved in fashion industry production. The photo, taken in 1969 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, was a catalyst that provoked outrage and boycotts of fur products in Canada. The group joined forces with a wide spectrum of animal welfare groups in order to protest the unregulated slaughter of baby seals by Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen. The image in question depicts a seal hunter wielding a club to a baby seal…

prosper to their full potential (Trout Unlimited 11/11/2015). The founders of Trout Unlimited (TU) shared an appreciation for Michigan’s quiet streams of trout and made it their mission to “conserve, protect, and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds” for future generations to come (Trout Unlimited…

In 1990 a group of Huron, or Wendat indigenous people, entered Jacques Cartier park, a national park, and cut down trees, and were taken to court. They were found innocent, even though, according to Canada National Parks Act, it is illegal to remove parts of the park. That includes the trees. The Huron said that an agreement signed in 1760 let them. They argued that because it was unique to aboriginal people, they were allowed to cut down those trees because it was one of their religious or…

equivalent of destroying evidence. Yates was given fair warning of his violation. REASONING Federal Fisheries laws make it illegal to catch any red grouper that is smaller than twenty inches. When Officer Jones boarded Yates’ ship, he counted all the fish that did not meet the required size of twenty inches. Jones issued a citation and instructed Yates to return to port where the National Marine Fisheries Service would seize the fish from him. Yates blatantly ignored Jones’ instructions and…

3.2. Chemical quality parameters and pH value:- 3.2.1. Chemical quality properties, pH values and total plate count (TPC):- Total volatile basic -nitrogen (TVB-N), the peroxide value (PV), pH and total plate count (TPC) are good index to determine the freshness and quality of fishes and their products. Data presented in Table (4) show the values of TVB-N, PV,…