Fisheries

Going out fishing helps people understand the sense of community and their involvement in of something bigger than themself. Fishing supports wildlife and fisheries management while contributing to conservation. Angling acts as an important wildlife management tool by helping stabilize some fish species and eliminating invasive species. Many fishermen tag their catch and release them, which allows biologists…

LENGTH -WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND CONDITION FACTOR 6.1. INTRODUCTION Length-weight relationship studies of fishes are considered as an important tool for understanding of fish. Length is a linear measure (in centimeter) and the weight of a fish (in gram) is approximately equal to its volume (cubic centimeter). Hence, weight of a fish is a function of length. The relationship can be expressed by the hypothetical…

The role of riparian zones cannot be understated in relation to water quality and wildlife habitat. A riparian zone refers to stream bank system, including the stream, soils, flora, and fauna within it. Riparian buffers, specifically, are one of the most significant structures to implement along streams and rivers because of the structure’s many functions and abilities. Riparian buffer zones act as a canopy to shade and cool stream temperatures, as a filter strip to attenuate sediment, pollutant…

Argument Essay: Saving Oceans Six years ago the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released “210 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico…killing 4,768 animals” (Jarvis). This Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused a lot of harm to our sea life and greatly damaged ecosystems. Oil floated to the surface and washed up on shorelines as it covered beaches for miles along the coastline. Organizations joined together to help begin the process of rescuing and rehabilitating animals that suffered from…

The art of fly tying patterns An amazing creative work is another word of art. The fly tying patterns are another artistic way of fly tying techniques. All the way through the following centuries, fly tying has been growing. It is actually done from basic patterns forming into different kinds of flies and insects that can easily catch the attention fish. Tying your own flies can very satisfying especially when you are skillful enough and creative. Patience is preferable requirement of a fly…

The World Trade Organization is a union that is often very misunderstood but not without reason, in order to fully understand this international organization one must look into the motives for its inception. The seeds of the World Trade Organization were planted initially as an international trade agreement known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); an agreement on the reduction of trade barriers of manufactured goods. The GATT was established in 1947 to reduce trade barriers…

Transgenic animals can be beneficial for medicine, agriculture and industrial Genetically modified animals can be used to advance human and animal health. pproducing new replacement proteins, drugs, vaccines and tissues for the treatment and prevention of human disease. Specifically this is done through animals modified for the production of Xenotransplantation Through Xenotransplants Transgenic animal’s cells are modified so cells, organs or tissues can be compatible with humans and can…

materialized into an industry. For the next two centuries, the whaling industry had skyrocketed, making it a highly competitive business and slowly making the whales a dying species. In the 1700’s, American colonists began developing their own whale fishery. The islanders from Nantucket had killed their first sperm whale in 1712, due to the poor soil used for farming. At this day an…

The video “Drought Caused by Decreasing Water Supply in Texas,”focused on the recent drought and record temperatures in Texas. The community is having to cut back on their water supply due to the lack of it. In Texas, seventeen systems are predicted to run out of water in six months or less. The community have made drastic conservation efforts and they have been working so far, but if water supply continues to decrease the town of Robert Lee has worked so far, but if the reserves deplete at…

I am an undergrad Human Biology student studying nutrition at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. I am asking you to cosponsor the CONC US SB 2529 (or CONG US HR 4617) bill that would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requiring that the Buy American purchases for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes. Fish caught outside of US waters runs a higher risk for contamination by substances banned in the United…