2013). Their population continues to grow by seventeen to twenty percent each year. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has allocated the sea otter endangered status and it now has legal protection under the Canada Fisheries Act. In British Columbia‚ it has been placed on the Red List‚ being legally given status under the Wildlife Act as an endangered
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Cited: "Pelagic Shark Research Foundation." Http://www.pelagic.org/conservation/index.html. Silicon Rivers‚ 2009. Web. 29 Sept. 2009. . http://www.easybib.com/cite/edit/77278706 "Introduction." NOAA Fisheries: Shark Web Site. NOAA‚ 12 June 2002. Web. 29 Sept. 2009. . Waters‚ Calandra. "Marine Food Web." Sharks Roll In The Ocean. Web. 29 Sept. 2009. .
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can possess‚ buy or sell and shark fin product. In addition‚ if any violations occur punishment will be referenced from section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. These punishments range from a short ban and license removal‚ to a search and seizer of a vessel‚ and can even result in the incarceration of a fisherman or anyone who plays a role in the “illegal market”. However
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‘Weak and strong sustainability in the SEEA: Concepts and measurement’‚ Ecological Economics‚ Volume 61‚ Issue 4‚ Pages 617-626 Garmendia‚ E‚ Prellezo‚ R‚ Murillas‚ S‚ Escapa‚ M‚ Gallastegui‚ M 2010‚ ‘Weak and strong sustainability assessment in fisheries’‚ Ecological Economics‚ Volume 70‚ Issue 1‚ Pages 96-106 Hofkes‚ MW 1996‚ ‘Modelling sustainable development: An economy-ecology integrated model’‚ Economic Modelling‚ Volume 13‚ Issue 3‚ Pages 333-353 Kronenberg‚ J‚ Bergier‚ T 2012‚ ‘Sustainable
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their prey - rays - thus causing a decrease in the number of the smaller animals that are eaten by the rays. This decrease in population can cause the shutdown of fisheries and a decrease in sales for seafood companies. “This not only hurts the bivalve populations and therefore the biodiversity of the ecosystem; it also harms human fisheries “(Fairclough). Many sharks bring in money from tourists. Often times‚ tourists will swim with more non-aggressive sharks such as whale sharks. This generates hundreds
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Marine Biology Shantal Ortega 1st The Gulf of Thailand Introduction The Gulf of Thailand is a semi-enclosed tropical sea located in the South China Sea‚ it is surrounded by Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Cambodia and Vietnam. The Gulf covers roughly 320‚000 km². The boundary of the Gulf is defined by the line from Cape Camau in southern Vietnam‚ south of the mouth of the Mekong River to the coastal city of Kota Bharu on the east coast of West Malaysia. It is particularly shallow; the mean depth is 45 m‚
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The Problem: Seeing the video on Declining Fish Stock VLR‚ expose the challenges between fishermen and environmental concerns. This video shows how fishing fleets have depleted the oceans of almost 90% of its big fish; therefore‚ claiming the ocean is not as resilient as it once was. The majority of the largest fish have already been pulled from the oceans‚ leaving only 10% of its remaining fish for Commercial fishermen to make a living. Most fishing fleets today are two to three times
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Human impact on the Environment: Human impact on the environment or anthropogenic impact on the environment includes impacts on biophysical environments‚ biodiversity and other resources.[1][2] The term anthropogenic designates an effect or object resulting from human activity. Causes[edit]Technology[edit]The application of technology (in general) often results in unavoidable environmental impacts‚ which according to the I=PAT equation is measured as resource use or pollution generated per unit
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Freshwater Ecosystem Richard Parker SCIE131-Q4WW-F14 Professor Susann Brown 10/5/14 Freshwater Ecosystem An ecosystem is an environment filled with living plants‚ organisms‚ and animals. There are for main components in an ecosystem. The relationship of these four components makes it possible for each component to pass energy and use the food chain to survive and flourish. Elements and compounds are basically a required food source for plants. Plants utilize the sun and photosynthesis to harness
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CURRICULLUM VITAE NAME: Paul ABIERO OPONDO DATE OF BIRTH: October 30th 1965 NATIONALITY: Kenyan by Birth MARITAL STATUS: Married with three children COMPUTER LITERACY: Knowledge of MS Word and basic computer skills LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English‚ basic French‚ Kiswahili‚ Dholuo Vernacular STRONG POINT: I participated in reviving education in post-Genocide Rwanda ADDRESS: MOI UNIVERSITY’ SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES‚ DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE‚ P O BOX 3900‚ ELDORET. Paul Abiero
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