Ocean Whaling Research Paper
Introduction
Whales are the largest marine mammal in the world, living in all of the major oceans from the Arctic and Antarctic oceans to the tropical waters around the world. Human whaling is to hunt and kill whales for the use of their meat, oil and blubber. It is estimated that three million whales were killed in the twentieth century alone. According to the survey, there are only 10,000 - 20,000 whales surviving in the oceans today. Rapidly decreasing number of whales has affected the ocean's ecosystem. Further reduction of whales leads to more significant major effects on the ecosystem on the planet. In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling. However three countries, including Japan, Norway, and Iceland, …show more content…
Each type of organism plays a vital role in the ecosystem. If one of the three types of organisms were to disappear, all living things would die as the cyclical flow of life-giving energy collapsed. In ecology, a food chain is a series of organisms that eat one another so that energy and nutrients flow from one to the next. A food web consists of many intersecting food chains and represents the different things an organism can eat and be eaten by.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the whales are vital parts of the entire food chain in the oceans, which stabilise the food and energy flow. At the bottom of the food chain, the energy flow goes upwards and forms an energy pyramid. The energy flow in the oceans starts from the bottom which consists of plankton and other tiny organisms. Plankton are the main food source of many sea creatures, which are the main food source of many sea creatures and are the beginning of the ocean food flow. Forage fishes eat plankton and are eaten by predators. Whales are at the top of the food chain and have no natural predators. Human whaling has dramatically reduced the number of whales in the ocean. Within the a food web, every animal that is linked to whales have been affected. Certain species have consequently become surplus or lack. Further reduction of whales will thrown out the balance of the food chain. All the creatures below the whale will become too abundant and will fight for the food below itself. The food system will fall upside
Whales are the largest marine mammal in the world, living in all of the major oceans from the Arctic and Antarctic oceans to the tropical waters around the world. Human whaling is to hunt and kill whales for the use of their meat, oil and blubber. It is estimated that three million whales were killed in the twentieth century alone. According to the survey, there are only 10,000 - 20,000 whales surviving in the oceans today. Rapidly decreasing number of whales has affected the ocean's ecosystem. Further reduction of whales leads to more significant major effects on the ecosystem on the planet. In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling. However three countries, including Japan, Norway, and Iceland, …show more content…
Each type of organism plays a vital role in the ecosystem. If one of the three types of organisms were to disappear, all living things would die as the cyclical flow of life-giving energy collapsed. In ecology, a food chain is a series of organisms that eat one another so that energy and nutrients flow from one to the next. A food web consists of many intersecting food chains and represents the different things an organism can eat and be eaten by.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the whales are vital parts of the entire food chain in the oceans, which stabilise the food and energy flow. At the bottom of the food chain, the energy flow goes upwards and forms an energy pyramid. The energy flow in the oceans starts from the bottom which consists of plankton and other tiny organisms. Plankton are the main food source of many sea creatures, which are the main food source of many sea creatures and are the beginning of the ocean food flow. Forage fishes eat plankton and are eaten by predators. Whales are at the top of the food chain and have no natural predators. Human whaling has dramatically reduced the number of whales in the ocean. Within the a food web, every animal that is linked to whales have been affected. Certain species have consequently become surplus or lack. Further reduction of whales will thrown out the balance of the food chain. All the creatures below the whale will become too abundant and will fight for the food below itself. The food system will fall upside