kemper Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hey OFC, I have to write a paper for one of my courses "human impact on the environment" , its an elective (I'm a economics student) and I figured it might be an interesting class. Anyways the paper needs to be about a resource that we have ruined in some way shape or form, and the activites/causes/results of us doing so. I want to do something fish related, so can anyone think of a fishery that has been ruined because of humans ? Only one rule (heres where I run into problems), it CANNOT be in Canada. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Hey OFC, I have to write a paper for one of my courses "human impact on the environment" , its an elective (I'm a economics student) and I figured it might be an interesting class. Anyways the paper needs to be about a resource that we have ruined in some way shape or form, and the activites/causes/results of us doing so. I want to do something fish related, so can anyone think of a fishery that has been ruined because of humans ? Only one rule (heres where I run into problems), it CANNOT be in Canada. Thanks How about human development encroaching on the Everglades? How about over fishing in Alaska? Another good one is the impact humans have on the Blue Fin Tuna population because of over fishing in the Far East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Tuna depletion in the Mediteranean. Lot's of info on the web. Interesting story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Some things that come to mind - Giant catfish of the Mekong - Beluga sturgeon of Russia - Sharks across the globe (over harvest) - Probably the easiest to write about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I know the walleye fishery of Red Lake in Minnesota was decimated over the years and it has made a great recovery. Check out this link. http://redlakewalleyefishery.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I second the one on Tuna in the Med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 wow that was fast, checking out the tuna situation now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Not sure if anyone knows this but a lot of recent studies have shown that the tuna in the mediterrainian is the same all over the world. Tuna migrates around the world. Some studies have shown the same individual that was tagged off the coast of Florida, was caught 2 years later off the coast in africa and then near Greece a year later. A lot of work has been done to save the blue fin, but unfortunately with large specimans fetching several thousand dollars, some people won't stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Cronzy's show this past weekend was about brook trout and how you have to go to Timbuktu now to fish them when you used to be able to fish them in the ditch at the end of his yard (or something like that). Maybe you could quote "the Cronz" and even interview him on the subject for the paper. Then have a shore lunch while you're at it. Good luck, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 How about human development encroaching on the Everglades? How about over fishing in Alaska? Another good one is the impact humans have on the Blue Fin Tuna population because of over fishing in the Far East Thanks! Everglades was the only one that came up in my schools online journal database so thats the one that im gonna go with thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeon Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Could try the Cod fishery in New england. Oh and what fishery have humans at one time or another not had a negative impact on? Edited January 26, 2009 by xeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdfast Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 How about the Impact of War for the Environment. The Oil Fires in the first Gulf War. Or the former Yugoslavia. Not sure what the impact of War has done to the fisheries of the Danube or the Gulf. It would be a unique paper that I'm sure no other class mate is doing. You may have to do some hard digging research wise. May want to correspond with some overseas Universities to get help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 i hope this won't stir up the pot ... what about the introduction of Asian carp to North America? I guess you can focus on the US here since it has to be outside of Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Well as you have the restruction of out side the Canada, how about fresh water Dolphin aka Indus Dolphin/blind river Dolphin, of the world's rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin. http://www.wwfpak.org/sc_indusriverdolphin.php http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=340 http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_wo...pakistan/indus/ http://www.animalinfo.org/species/cetacean/platmino.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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