Joan Carla ILLEGAL FISHING The Philippines ranked 11th among the top fish producing countries in 2003 with the production of 2.63 million tonnes of fish‚ crustaceans‚ molluscs and aqua plants. As an archipelagic state with over 2.2 million km of highly productive seas‚ the Philippines has vast fishery resources‚ and the most biodiverse marine area in the world. However all the country ’s main fish species and marine organisms are showing signs of overfishing. Illegal fishing methods kill our coral
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Fishing has been around forever and you can track it! It has been a method of catching food used by the ancient people in our original civilizations. Today it is more of a sport and people fish for fun instead of as a method of survival. Today we even have tournaments where professional anglers compete to catch the biggest fish. Before the Common Era fishing even goes back to the ancient Egyptians in 2000 B.C.E. There is evidence of them fishing with rods made of sticks and hand woven nets
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Fishing is a hobby enjoyed by thousands of people for thousands of years. Ever since humans have learned to fish it has become a hobby‚ sport‚ and business. In 2009 alone‚ Americans have consumed 4.8 billion pounds of seafood‚ and this number increases more and more each year. We already know that because of our over-population problem that fish is becoming more finite everyday. Luckily‚ we have many fishing regulations to help try to combat this problem. In 1871 the United States government took
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Trout Fishing Lures Trout fish is exciting to seize. There are lots of techniques that can be use in catching trout fish depending on the fisherman. One of the techniques that can be use to attract them is by means of trout fishing lure. The type of lure that can be use in seizing trout is the spinner. Fly fishing uses bait like flies whereas spin fishing uses spinner. Spinners and lures were made to mimic the prey that trout typically aim for. Though‚ it may not exactly the same with the real
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by John Green which is titled ‘Looking For Alaska’. The book is about a boy who is new to a boarding school; where he meets new friends and goes to “seek the Great Perhaps”. I think it’s a great book in which the author portrays the fragility of life‚ the importance of loving people while they’re still around‚ living your life to the fullest and also appreciating and understanding the value of friendship. The two main characters named Miles/Pudge and Alaska have a very strange relationship‚ which symbolises
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Fresh Water Fishing vs. Salt Water Fishing Fishing dates back to nearly forty thousand years ago as one of the earliest forms of finding food. Ancient people used hand gathering‚ spearing‚ netting‚ angling and trapping as techniques to catch fish. Humans all around the world continue to rely on fishing as their main source of food. Because of the vast availability of fish‚ fishing is readily available to anyone near a body of water. Most people can easily reach water because it makes up seventy-one
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isolated town‚ and the people born and raised in it have seen a sight that many people can’t fathom. Many Americans see the world climate change‚ but don’t take action because they have not seen the major effects of it. Being born and raised in Juneau‚ Alaska I have sadly seen over a dozen glaciers recede at a rapid rate‚ each year being a record-breaking year. Years where snow fall has been minimal because the difference of a few degrees. Unfortunately‚ these unusual years are become the standard. The
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I found an interesting article about motivation called Praise and Trout: What I Learned Fly-Fishing with Charlie by Rodd Wagner. In this article Rodd discusses the motivation it takes to persist in a task until success‚ even when the outcome is frequently failure. It compares human motivation to learning to fly-fish. He discusses the dedication‚ patience‚ and persistence that is required in the task to reach the eventual fruitful (or fishful) outcome. The article discourses on how success is its
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Bass Fishing – Bait – Bass Fishing Using Bait Fishing bait is a generic term for any type of substance or material which is used to attract fish to a fishing hook or line. Traditionally‚ before fishing became a modern sport‚ anglers would use anything they could get their hands on for example; worms‚ flies‚ small bait fish‚ night crawlers and insects. As the times have changed and some people’s opinions of fishing with live bait have changed‚ so has the variety of bait that has become available
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“Looking for Alaska” – John Green About The Book & Expectations I chose the novel “Looking for Alaska” by John Green‚ because I already read a reading sample in my English lessons in Germany from this book and I really liked the style of writing the author used. I also chose this novel‚ because many of my friends said it was a good book and worth reading‚ besides the fact‚ that the book is well-known for some of its quotes (“If people were rain‚ I was drizzle and she was a hurricane”) and the awards
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