Mangrove

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…

“Being a refugee is much more than political studies, it is the most pervasive kind of cruelty that can be exercised against a human being” Deadly silence swept through the night, dispensing uneasy tension and fear across the bombarded city of Daraa. Terror walked around our streets, loaded with heavy ammunition aiming their hatred towards innocent civilians. We did not dare to muster a single sound in our wooden creaky house, concealing ourselves from the danger within. In this town, a single…

food. Water covers 70% of the world. There are obstacles to do this, although. Many areas/bodies of water have been overfished, or polluted severely. Aquaculture, depleted soil and polluted water supplies on land have helped in the destruction of mangroves to create shrimp farms. The result of this was fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics and fish waste pollute the ocean. To avoid the downsides of aquaculture, fish farmers are starting to raise their fish in tanks on land; others are adopting…

another. Young spearo's in wetsuits walking along the road with their gear are a common sight. There is a nice variety of fish available from shore. We generally target black grouper and a variety of snappers (mutton, cubera, dog, yellowtail, and mangrove), but Spanish mackerel, barracuda, oceanic triggerfish, and the spiny lobsters are quite common. It is also possible to see African pompano, permit, cobia, amberjack, and wahoo coming into the reef line chasing baitfish. Boat traffic along the…

Throughout the thousands of years of recorded human history, invasion has been a common practice among human beings. Whether it is the raiding of your sister’s wardrobe, or the conquest of another country, there are many common trends that can be observed in the act of unwelcomed human incursion. One example portraying invasive human behavior is in the epic of poems, The Odyssey, written by Homer and translated by Robert Fagles. Although the epic was written nearly three thousand years ago and…

Harvard professor Edward O. Wilson, in his nonfiction book, The Diversity Of Life, narrates Wilson’s life while elaborating on the topic of biodiversity. Scientists, Flockhart et al., in their scientific journal article, “Unravelling the annual cycle in a migratory animal: breeding-season habitat loss drives population declines of monarch butterflies,” hypothesize the causes of butterfly population loss. While Wilson’s purpose is to discuss science in a narrative manner to provide reading for…

When looking at all of the environmental disasters of the United States, the BP Oil Spill and Dust Bowl are by far two of the most devastating disasters to the surrounding environment and ecosystem. Although both natural disasters have different characteristics and environmental effects, each disaster greatly impacted the surrounding ecosystems from before and after the disasters. Although the Gulf of Mexico before the BP oil spill was still known for its suffering under the effects of coastal…

included three species of seed-eating ground finches with large, medium, and small beaks; another ground finch with a pointed beak; two species of ground finches that fed on cactus; a vegetarian tree finch; three species of insectivorous tree finches; a mangrove finch; a finch that closely resembles…

From the Kg Ayer field trip that I had on the last Saturday, I have learned the trip would be useful for students’ learning in the future, particularly for Social Studies and History students. Teachers play an important role in ensuring the field trip to run smoothly and meaningful for their learning experience, one by providing students with good reading materials and risk assessment beforehand. This reflective essay will talk about my experience and how Kg Ayer field trip would be useful for…

multiple use resources into privately owned property. Shrimp farming has destroyed an estimated 800,000 hectares of mangrove forests in Asia and created improbable saline deserts in some of the world’s wettest countries. In the United States, environmentalists are also concerned about the impact of shrimp farming on other species, such as turtles, and vegetation such as mangroves, the trees whose roots form a dense tangle that harbours marine life like wild shrimp. Internal Environment…