be sold‚ and are thrown back dead or dying. Long Lines are a configuration of shorter lines attached to one another to create one “long line”. Having thousands of hooks at a time in the open ocean causes many other marine animals‚ such as sharks‚ dolphins‚ and even birds‚ to get caught and. Also‚ the wrong species of fish can get caught‚ which creates a loss of time and production. FADs are large nets that catch fish when there are enough in the area. Their catch can be up to 80% bycatch‚ which negatively
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evolved a great deal in the past 3‚000 years. We’ve been living underwater for as long I can remember. We used to get along just fine until... Gunner. Gunner is Bob’s pet eel and he is the ugliest creature I have ever seen in my life. I adopted a dolphin named Henry at the same time he brought in Gunner. Now Henry will help me save the world. Needing to come up with a plan I jumped upon the first one I came up with. Bob’s mansion lies at the bottom of the ocean and I believe that is where
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Marine Careers Marine biology is the field of knowledge relating to any kind of marine organism‚ dolphins‚ whales‚ sharks‚ seals‚ plankton‚ etc. But what is a marine biologist? Well to a lot of people‚ the first thing they think of is Shamu and training dolphins but to others it means managing a marine wildlife sanctuary. There are multiple answers to this question and none of them are wrong answers‚ but to me a marine biologist is someone who has anything to do with the marine life‚ whether it
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A Strategy for Protecting Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mekong Delta Region. Huyen Tran‚ jessi00tran@gmail.com Bunker Hill Community College Honors Program‚ Boston Massachusetts Introduction Problem Solutions The Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella Brevirostris)‚ which are considered as the Mekong’s spirit‚ have developed a mutually beneficial relationship with fishermen in the Mekong Delta and the river’s branches in Laos‚ Vietnam and Cambodia. In spite of its important role to many provinces along the Mekong
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Some 18-thousand dolphins’ porpoise are killed each year off Northern Japan. Permits to kill three thousand dolphins and small whales off the main island of Honshu are in effect. Most of the dolphins taken are slaughtered for meat. An increasing number are taken and shipped to oceanaria‚ mostly in Asia. The recent studies extremely high levels of contaminants such as mercury‚ cadmium and PCBs in dolphin meat has led some Japanese officials‚ concerned for the health of the citizenry‚ to an examination
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We’ve all heard of Seaworld. A childhood fantasy. The spectacular shows and mesmerizing performances of marine animal and men. Orcas and dolphins doing trick as the fascinated faces‚ young and old watch the ‘never before’ seen show. Years later we find out the truth. The torture of animals and the small confinement that these animals have been forced to live in. Orcas were “...confined to a tank containing 0.0001 percent of the quantity of water that he would traverse in a single day in nature.”
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In the wild orcas swim up to 100 miles per day‚ but the largest seaworld tank is only 170 feet long. They would need to swim around the tank about 1400 times to have the equivalent to what it is in the wild. According to the WDC‚ (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) ¨All males and some females in captivity have collapsed dorsal fins which never happens in the wild.¨ This occurs because animals in captivity stay on the surface where gravity makes their fin collapse. In the wild orcas spend most time
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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataSubphylum: VertebrataClass: Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)Subclass: Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)Order: OrectolobiformesFamily: RhincodontidaeGenus: RhincodonSpecies: Rhincodon typus | Integumentary system Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) has the toughest and thickest skin of all the animals in the world. It reaches up to 14 cm of thick; whale shark is pale on the underside and dark gray-brown color with white spots on the
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The Negative Effects of SONAR The world was first introduced to SONAR during World War II. It was originally created by the Navy‚ for military use. It has since been used for a number of other things. Many people argue the need for the use of his device because of its powerful effects. Even though sonar can be used for positive medicinal purposes and research applications‚ SONAR technology can have harmful effects on marine life‚ humans‚ and unborn children. To begin‚ SONAR has been used throughout
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Under the Sea is an area where most of the world’s mysteries are found and figured out. It’s a place where people go to go on an adventure‚ and it’s a place where people take time to find out new things and where some figure their futures out. The Sea‚ however‚ isn’t just a place to discover yourself‚ but a place where you can also discover new animals. Animals like: The Anglerfish The Anglerfish is probably the most known fish‚ mainly because of it’s appearance in Finding Nemo. The anglerfish mainly
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