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Monday, May 31, 2010
ENG 101
Professor: Dr. Lizzie McCormick
Jose Torres
Environmentalist vs. fishing companies
Environmentalist has a constant fight again the indiscriminate and illegal fishing practicing by unscrupulous anglers who are finishing and destroying the natural resources of the sea fishing dolphins, sharks and the worst of all whaling. They arguing their reasons to do it, for instead the environmentalist give their own to controlled these activities around the world like Australia and the Mediterranean. Unfortunately there are other species endanger which cannot be helped because the lack of economics resources and interest of governments affected.
Due to the great world demand for food, the number of large food companies had been increased around the world and the most of them do not care about the consequences of their activities. The fishing companies are the most dangerous of them. Those companies are killing dolphins and sharks while they are fishing tuna fish, because with their nets they are capturing not only tuna fish but sharks, dolphins and other species which are not released to the sea, they are been killed and sold in the black market doing an irreparable damage to the marine life. In Asia, countries like Japan and China use the fin of sharks and others animals as aphrodisiac.
The whaling is one of unconscious and destructive act of men, this species are endangered, for example according to Greenpeace and other nature researchers “Clapham, P.J. (1996). "The social and reproductive biology of humpback whales: an ecological perspective" (PDF). Mammal New studies (Ferrari, Mizroch, et al.) show first year calf mortality is 18-20%. Mortality beyond the first year is still being studied. Review (26): 27–49. Retrieved 2007-04-26.” The West Pacific grey whale is the most endangered in the world. It hovers on the edge of extinction with just over 100 remaining. Humpback whales currently number only 20,000, a report of this decade estimated there are no more that 5000 to 12000 Blue whales worldwide. Meanwhile the fishing companies and specially those engaged in whaling have increased in last years. According “Whaling history (鯨史稿), Seijun Ohtsuki, 1808” whaling has been an activity practice for millenniums but in the last decades in countries that protect the nature and resources, have emerged organizations like Greenpeace and these countries has developed commissions to debate about control and stop whaling.
Due to this debate have been created two groups, on the one hand are the pro-whaling countries like Japan, Norway, Iceland and anti-whaling like Australia, New Zealand, Britain and United States on the other. Between these groups has created a real war, the fishing companies or pro-whaling countries claim their necessity to work because they have been doing these activities for many decades and in most of the cases these are family business. They say that their fishing gear like rig, nets and harpoons have been designed to whaling; also, their market is essentially for the sale of whale meat. They argue that a change in their kind of work would be impossible and they do not really have an option, also they explain that supposedly have complied with the fishing regulations.
In the other hand, the environmentalist claim stop whaling and other kind of destructive fishing methods, because these fishing companies are doing an irreparable damage to the nature. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) , Greenpeace and other organization in favor of the ecosystem conservation demand to the governments specially Japan , Noriega and Iceland respect fishing regulations and suggest that they would practice conventional fishing and emphasizes avoid areas like the Australian Whale Sanctuary. Unfortunately the economic power is leading everything because when the anti – whaling countries boycotting the commissions , countries pro- whaling like Japan achieve that many smaller nations attend to this commissions thanks to their bribes, according to “Japan’s Whaling Triangle – The Power Behind the Whaling Policy. Japanese Studies; Dec2009, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p401-414, 14p, By Kagawa-Fox, Midori “ Institutions like Green Peace are doing an extraordinary work protecting species like dolphins, sharks and whales whose population are decrease. The work of this institution is extraordinary; they are working around the world and putting under pressure to countries like Japan.
According to “Antarctic Whaling: Australia’s Attempt to Protect Whales in The Southern Ocean. Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review; 2009, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p319-351, 33p, By Anton, Donald K.” in the last decade, they got that countries like Australia ruled the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet, and ordered it to halt its operations in the Australian whale sanctuary. In the same way according to Athens, International – Greenpeace, this institution has succeeded in reduce the fishing with enormous nets and they captured hundreds of Kilometers of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean.
Similar institutions have dedicated their work to protect the eco-system, because the damage due to the bad practices of these fishing companies had affected other species like shrimp and crabs, because they do not respect the closed seasons. Other marine species such as sea cucumber, which are distributed in all oceans, are very common in southwest ocean Pacific and Indian oceans, the populations of these animals decreased drastically from the Ecuadorian coast in the last decade due to overexploitation and are now being taking in Galapagos Island, with the consequence decline of populations. This is as result of overfishing and illegal fishing.
Unfortunately, there are not institutions, which protect a few species. The most of time the economy of these institutions are not enough to do their mission, because they need a lot of money to get the logistic (people,boats,food, electronics devices) which are necessary to sail around the oceans looking for those fishing ships. In the same way, they need the support of countries and their authorities to achieve their mission.
Professor: Dr. Lizzie McCormick
Jose Torres
Environmentalist vs. fishing companies
Environmentalist has a constant fight again the indiscriminate and illegal fishing practicing by unscrupulous anglers who are finishing and destroying the natural resources of the sea fishing dolphins, sharks and the worst of all whaling. They arguing their reasons to do it, for instead the environmentalist give their own to controlled these activities around the world like Australia and the Mediterranean. Unfortunately there are other species endanger which cannot be helped because the lack of economics resources and interest of governments affected.
Due to the great world demand for food, the number of large food companies had been increased around the world and the most of them do not care about the consequences of their activities. The fishing companies are the most dangerous of them. Those companies are killing dolphins and sharks while they are fishing tuna fish, because with their nets they are capturing not only tuna fish but sharks, dolphins and other species which are not released to the sea, they are been killed and sold in the black market doing an irreparable damage to the marine life. In Asia, countries like Japan and China use the fin of sharks and others animals as aphrodisiac.
The whaling is one of unconscious and destructive act of men, this species are endangered, for example according to Greenpeace and other nature researchers “Clapham, P.J. (1996). "The social and reproductive biology of humpback whales: an ecological perspective" (PDF). Mammal New studies (Ferrari, Mizroch, et al.) show first year calf mortality is 18-20%. Mortality beyond the first year is still being studied. Review (26): 27–49. Retrieved 2007-04-26.” The West Pacific grey whale is the most endangered in the world. It hovers on the edge of extinction with just over 100 remaining. Humpback whales currently number only 20,000, a report of this decade estimated there are no more that 5000 to 12000 Blue whales worldwide. Meanwhile the fishing companies and specially those engaged in whaling have increased in last years. According “Whaling history (鯨史稿), Seijun Ohtsuki, 1808” whaling has been an activity practice for millenniums but in the last decades in countries that protect the nature and resources, have emerged organizations like Greenpeace and these countries has developed commissions to debate about control and stop whaling.
Due to this debate have been created two groups, on the one hand are the pro-whaling countries like Japan, Norway, Iceland and anti-whaling like Australia, New Zealand, Britain and United States on the other. Between these groups has created a real war, the fishing companies or pro-whaling countries claim their necessity to work because they have been doing these activities for many decades and in most of the cases these are family business. They say that their fishing gear like rig, nets and harpoons have been designed to whaling; also, their market is essentially for the sale of whale meat. They argue that a change in their kind of work would be impossible and they do not really have an option, also they explain that supposedly have complied with the fishing regulations.
In the other hand, the environmentalist claim stop whaling and other kind of destructive fishing methods, because these fishing companies are doing an irreparable damage to the nature. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) , Greenpeace and other organization in favor of the ecosystem conservation demand to the governments specially Japan , Noriega and Iceland respect fishing regulations and suggest that they would practice conventional fishing and emphasizes avoid areas like the Australian Whale Sanctuary. Unfortunately the economic power is leading everything because when the anti – whaling countries boycotting the commissions , countries pro- whaling like Japan achieve that many smaller nations attend to this commissions thanks to their bribes, according to “Japan’s Whaling Triangle – The Power Behind the Whaling Policy. Japanese Studies; Dec2009, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p401-414, 14p, By Kagawa-Fox, Midori “ Institutions like Green Peace are doing an extraordinary work protecting species like dolphins, sharks and whales whose population are decrease. The work of this institution is extraordinary; they are working around the world and putting under pressure to countries like Japan.
According to “Antarctic Whaling: Australia’s Attempt to Protect Whales in The Southern Ocean. Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review; 2009, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p319-351, 33p, By Anton, Donald K.” in the last decade, they got that countries like Australia ruled the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet, and ordered it to halt its operations in the Australian whale sanctuary. In the same way according to Athens, International – Greenpeace, this institution has succeeded in reduce the fishing with enormous nets and they captured hundreds of Kilometers of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean.
Similar institutions have dedicated their work to protect the eco-system, because the damage due to the bad practices of these fishing companies had affected other species like shrimp and crabs, because they do not respect the closed seasons. Other marine species such as sea cucumber, which are distributed in all oceans, are very common in southwest ocean Pacific and Indian oceans, the populations of these animals decreased drastically from the Ecuadorian coast in the last decade due to overexploitation and are now being taking in Galapagos Island, with the consequence decline of populations. This is as result of overfishing and illegal fishing.
Unfortunately, there are not institutions, which protect a few species. The most of time the economy of these institutions are not enough to do their mission, because they need a lot of money to get the logistic (people,boats,food, electronics devices) which are necessary to sail around the oceans looking for those fishing ships. In the same way, they need the support of countries and their authorities to achieve their mission.
Revision Letter
I have many deficiencies in my English mainly I have to improve my grammatical structure, the vocabulary and practice and read a bit more.
ENG 101
Jose Torres
Annotaded bibliography
1. Whale kill on hold; Pact beats Japan
Sunday Herald Sun (Australia), June 18, 2006 Sunday, NEWS; Pg 2,237 words, LINCOLN
WRIGHT.
2. Commission must compromise for sake of world’s whales
Canberra Times (Australia), May 28, 2007 Monday, A; Pg. 17, 1156 words, The Canberra times.
3. Greenpeace Aide Describes Tense Moments in Siberia
The Washington Post, July 25, 1983, Monday, Final Edition, First Section; A1, 1310 words, By
Peter perl, Washington Post Staff Writer
4. Environmentalism between state and local community: why Greenpeace has failed in Norway.
Environmental Politics; May2009, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p391-407, 17p, 1 Graph, By
Stromsnes, Kristin
Selle, per
Grendstad, Gunnar
5. Japan’s Whaling Triangle – The Power Behind the Whaling Policy.
Japanese Studies; Dec2009, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p401-414, 14p, By
Kagawa-Fox, Midori
6. Fast-Fish, Loose-Fish: How Whalemen, Lawyers, and Judges Created the British Property Law of Whaling.
Ecology Law Quarterly; 2010, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p199-236, 38p, By
Deal, Robert C
7. Antarctic Whaling: Australia’s Attempt to Protect Whales in The Southern Ocean.
Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review; 2009, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p319-351, 33p, By
Anton, Donald K.
8. “ Whaling” Humanities 32, no. 2: 16-52 Academic Search Complete; Dec2008, By
Williford, James.
9. Epstein,Charlotte. 1975The Power of Words in Internacional realtions: birth of an anti-whaling discourse.Cambridge, MA:MIT,c2008.p333.Palo Alto Calif.
Jose Torres
Annotaded bibliography
1. Whale kill on hold; Pact beats Japan
Sunday Herald Sun (Australia), June 18, 2006 Sunday, NEWS; Pg 2,237 words, LINCOLN
WRIGHT.
2. Commission must compromise for sake of world’s whales
Canberra Times (Australia), May 28, 2007 Monday, A; Pg. 17, 1156 words, The Canberra times.
3. Greenpeace Aide Describes Tense Moments in Siberia
The Washington Post, July 25, 1983, Monday, Final Edition, First Section; A1, 1310 words, By
Peter perl, Washington Post Staff Writer
4. Environmentalism between state and local community: why Greenpeace has failed in Norway.
Environmental Politics; May2009, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p391-407, 17p, 1 Graph, By
Stromsnes, Kristin
Selle, per
Grendstad, Gunnar
5. Japan’s Whaling Triangle – The Power Behind the Whaling Policy.
Japanese Studies; Dec2009, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p401-414, 14p, By
Kagawa-Fox, Midori
6. Fast-Fish, Loose-Fish: How Whalemen, Lawyers, and Judges Created the British Property Law of Whaling.
Ecology Law Quarterly; 2010, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p199-236, 38p, By
Deal, Robert C
7. Antarctic Whaling: Australia’s Attempt to Protect Whales in The Southern Ocean.
Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review; 2009, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p319-351, 33p, By
Anton, Donald K.
8. “ Whaling” Humanities 32, no. 2: 16-52 Academic Search Complete; Dec2008, By
Williford, James.
9. Epstein,Charlotte. 1975The Power of Words in Internacional realtions: birth of an anti-whaling discourse.Cambridge, MA:MIT,c2008.p333.Palo Alto Calif.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
arguments
Arguments
The fishing companies claim their necessity to work because they have been doing these activities for many decades and in most of the cases, these are family business. They say that their whole infrastructure of their ships like rig, nets and harpoons have been designated to whaling; also, their market is essentially for the sale of whale meat.
They argue that a change in their kind of work would be impossible and they do not really have an option, also they explain that supposedly have complied with the fishing regulations.
In the other, hand the environmentalist claim stop whaling and other kind of destructive fishing methods, because these fishing companies are doing an irreparable damage to the nature. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) , Greenpeace and other organization in favor of the ecosystem conservation demand to the governments specially Japan , Noriega and Iceland respect fishing regulations and suggest that they would practice conventional fishing and emphasizes avoid areas like the Australian Whale Sanctuary.
The fishing companies claim their necessity to work because they have been doing these activities for many decades and in most of the cases, these are family business. They say that their whole infrastructure of their ships like rig, nets and harpoons have been designated to whaling; also, their market is essentially for the sale of whale meat.
They argue that a change in their kind of work would be impossible and they do not really have an option, also they explain that supposedly have complied with the fishing regulations.
In the other, hand the environmentalist claim stop whaling and other kind of destructive fishing methods, because these fishing companies are doing an irreparable damage to the nature. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) , Greenpeace and other organization in favor of the ecosystem conservation demand to the governments specially Japan , Noriega and Iceland respect fishing regulations and suggest that they would practice conventional fishing and emphasizes avoid areas like the Australian Whale Sanctuary.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Environmentalist vs. fishing companies
Environmentalist has a constant fight again the indiscriminate and illegal fishing practicing by unscrupulous fishermen who are finishing and destroying the natural resources of the sea.
The great demand for food has caused the growth of new and large companies of food. Most of them do not care about the consequences of their actions. The fishing companies are one the most dangerous of them, the fishing of shark and tuna fish are very harmful to marine life. When they want to fish tuna they set their nets and most of the time dolphins and sharks are caught and they are not released to the ocean. The fishermen kill them and sell them to the black market.
In Asia, countries like Japan and China use the fin of sharks as aphrodisiacs, other animals like seals are killing and castrated for the same purpose. The whale hunting is one of the most unconscious and destructive act of men, this species are endangered.
Institutions like Green Peace are doing an extraordinary work protecting species like dolphins, sharks and whales whose population are decrease. The work of this institution is really extraordinary; they are working around the world and putting under pressure to countries like Japan. In the last decade they got that countries like Australia ruled the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet, and ordered it to halt its operations in the Australian whale sanctuary. In the same way Greenpeace has succeeded in reduce the fishing with enormous nets and they captured hundreds of Km of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean.
Similar institutions have dedicated their work to protect the eco-system, because the damage due to the bad practices of these fishing companies had affected other species like shrimp and crabs, because they do not respect the closed seasons. Other marine species such as sea cucumber which are distributed in all oceans are very common in southwest ocean Pacific and Indian oceans, the populations of these animals decreased drastically from the Ecuadorian coast in the last decade due to overexploitation and are now being taking in Galapagos Island, with the consequence decline of populations. This is as result of overfishing and illegal fishing.
Unfortunately for the control of the destruction of certain species there are not institutions that protect them. The most of time the economy of these institutions are not enough to do their mission, because they need a lot of money to get the logistic (people,boats,food, electronics devices) which are necessary to sail around the oceans looking for those fishing ships. In the same way they need the support of countries and their authorities to achieve their mission.
The great demand for food has caused the growth of new and large companies of food. Most of them do not care about the consequences of their actions. The fishing companies are one the most dangerous of them, the fishing of shark and tuna fish are very harmful to marine life. When they want to fish tuna they set their nets and most of the time dolphins and sharks are caught and they are not released to the ocean. The fishermen kill them and sell them to the black market.
In Asia, countries like Japan and China use the fin of sharks as aphrodisiacs, other animals like seals are killing and castrated for the same purpose. The whale hunting is one of the most unconscious and destructive act of men, this species are endangered.
Institutions like Green Peace are doing an extraordinary work protecting species like dolphins, sharks and whales whose population are decrease. The work of this institution is really extraordinary; they are working around the world and putting under pressure to countries like Japan. In the last decade they got that countries like Australia ruled the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet, and ordered it to halt its operations in the Australian whale sanctuary. In the same way Greenpeace has succeeded in reduce the fishing with enormous nets and they captured hundreds of Km of illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean.
Similar institutions have dedicated their work to protect the eco-system, because the damage due to the bad practices of these fishing companies had affected other species like shrimp and crabs, because they do not respect the closed seasons. Other marine species such as sea cucumber which are distributed in all oceans are very common in southwest ocean Pacific and Indian oceans, the populations of these animals decreased drastically from the Ecuadorian coast in the last decade due to overexploitation and are now being taking in Galapagos Island, with the consequence decline of populations. This is as result of overfishing and illegal fishing.
Unfortunately for the control of the destruction of certain species there are not institutions that protect them. The most of time the economy of these institutions are not enough to do their mission, because they need a lot of money to get the logistic (people,boats,food, electronics devices) which are necessary to sail around the oceans looking for those fishing ships. In the same way they need the support of countries and their authorities to achieve their mission.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Sea Food vs Environmentalist
Sea Food Companies vs environmentalist
Global Warming is a big topic of discussion everywhere, how the weather is changing and how it is affecting us physically and mentally is what everyone is talking about; food plays a big part of this whole equation since it comes from earth. Big food companies are trying to come up with different ways in creating more food, though at times the way they come up with it might be illegal or dangerous like fishing companies, environmentalist like Green Peace are fighting against these companies.
The biggest source of contamination in our planet does not come from cars or chemical plants, but it comes from the waste of the cattle ranches and since the demand for meat product is huge companies wants to expand to even more land to raise their cattle and their source of food like corn. Nutritionists are encouraging everyone to lead a healthier lifestyle that does not include a lot of red meat, however they are telling us to consume organic food; meaning that the food comes from places that do not use chemical in their products in order to make their animals grow faster or thicker.
This came as a big surprise to me to find out that seafood is considered organic food, however, many environmentalist are crying foul in the way that seafood is being grown. Some seafood companies are building huge pools of different kinds of fish and shrimp, the demand is growing in the seafood department that companies are trying to supply it by building these pools; but the way that these fishes are being grown is not necessarily being organic. The fishes live in big pools not having enough room to swim freely and they are surrounded by their own waste, and in order to be cost effective seafood companies do not change the water in these pools. Even though it sounds dirty it is, and the whole idea of consuming organic it goes right out the window.
However, this is not the biggest problem in obtaining seafood; big seafood companies are using fishermen that do not have any sense on the environment. These fisherman set out to catch their fish by casting their nets and not caring on what it is happening at the bottom of those nets. For example, if they want tuna fish they set their nets but sometimes in their nets, dolphins or sharks are caught between the nets and these fishermen will not release them to the open ocean; but will kill them and sell them to the black market. The shark population has gone down rapidly because in part of these practices, another way of why sharks are becoming low in numbers is because in Asian countries like in Japan or China; they believe that the fin of the shark will give them a better libido or better erections. Environmentalist are trying to stop this horrific atrocity by working together with Green peace and teaching these people that those are only myths and should not be believed.
In conclusion, seafood is a great source of a healthy lifestyle that combines with exercise leads to a healthier and longer life. Even though seafood is considered an organic food does not necessarily mean that is clean, we have to contribute in stopping these horrible practices by supporting companies that do not harm other animals. There are tuna fish companies that it says in their label that they do not harm dolphin or sharks or whales, by supporting these companies we can show that our buying power is strong; we need to come up with solutions like this one in order to save our planet our future generations.
Global Warming is a big topic of discussion everywhere, how the weather is changing and how it is affecting us physically and mentally is what everyone is talking about; food plays a big part of this whole equation since it comes from earth. Big food companies are trying to come up with different ways in creating more food, though at times the way they come up with it might be illegal or dangerous like fishing companies, environmentalist like Green Peace are fighting against these companies.
The biggest source of contamination in our planet does not come from cars or chemical plants, but it comes from the waste of the cattle ranches and since the demand for meat product is huge companies wants to expand to even more land to raise their cattle and their source of food like corn. Nutritionists are encouraging everyone to lead a healthier lifestyle that does not include a lot of red meat, however they are telling us to consume organic food; meaning that the food comes from places that do not use chemical in their products in order to make their animals grow faster or thicker.
This came as a big surprise to me to find out that seafood is considered organic food, however, many environmentalist are crying foul in the way that seafood is being grown. Some seafood companies are building huge pools of different kinds of fish and shrimp, the demand is growing in the seafood department that companies are trying to supply it by building these pools; but the way that these fishes are being grown is not necessarily being organic. The fishes live in big pools not having enough room to swim freely and they are surrounded by their own waste, and in order to be cost effective seafood companies do not change the water in these pools. Even though it sounds dirty it is, and the whole idea of consuming organic it goes right out the window.
However, this is not the biggest problem in obtaining seafood; big seafood companies are using fishermen that do not have any sense on the environment. These fisherman set out to catch their fish by casting their nets and not caring on what it is happening at the bottom of those nets. For example, if they want tuna fish they set their nets but sometimes in their nets, dolphins or sharks are caught between the nets and these fishermen will not release them to the open ocean; but will kill them and sell them to the black market. The shark population has gone down rapidly because in part of these practices, another way of why sharks are becoming low in numbers is because in Asian countries like in Japan or China; they believe that the fin of the shark will give them a better libido or better erections. Environmentalist are trying to stop this horrific atrocity by working together with Green peace and teaching these people that those are only myths and should not be believed.
In conclusion, seafood is a great source of a healthy lifestyle that combines with exercise leads to a healthier and longer life. Even though seafood is considered an organic food does not necessarily mean that is clean, we have to contribute in stopping these horrible practices by supporting companies that do not harm other animals. There are tuna fish companies that it says in their label that they do not harm dolphin or sharks or whales, by supporting these companies we can show that our buying power is strong; we need to come up with solutions like this one in order to save our planet our future generations.
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