Entanglement During Fishing

Fish Magic is a combination of a charming scene decorated with vibrant colors to make one of the most famous paintings. The painting by Paul Klee has evoked multiple emotions in the audience, as it has it is full of aura. The Fish Magic by Klee was completed during his prime years as an artist before he died of scleroderma. The painting has however remained to be one of the pieces which sparked the creativity of the painter and infused a different level of skills to create a new figure.

Bycatch needs to be stopped during fishing everywhere. It has caused many fish and other creatures to be overfished. Bycatch means fish and other things unintentionally caught in massive drift nets used by fisherman. Fish that are not edible, harmful, or dangerous to the

Lost fishing gear in the ocean is also a big culprit to the death of many sea animals. “Ghost fishing” is a cause

Commercial fishing is a reason so many turtles are dying each year and making them become endangered. Duke University found that shrimp trawls and commercial fishing nets have killed over 250,000 loggerheads in the human's lifetime. Lots of the turtles are dying to the actions we make. When you are fishing you

Catch and release fishing is something that I do a lot. I love to catch fish but some of my favorite fish to catch, are not good to eat, or I just do not like . So, for the fish that are not good to eat, you have to release or they just go to waste. But, the redfish and trout that I catch, are good to eat, so every once in awhile I will keep two or three. But, John Schandelmeier in the article “Catch--and-release fishing:cruel and unusual punishment?” states that catch and release fishing is bad.

The fish going after your fly could actually push it out of the way, if the extra line happens to be in between the fish and the fly.

In the 1700-1800s sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction. They became listed under the Marine Mammal protection and Endangered Species Act and the gained protection with the signing of the International Fur Seal Treaty of 1911. Sea otters eat many of the same shellfishes that humans like to eat, such as sea urchins, crab, and lobster. Since sea otters like to eat the same kinds of food we do they often find themselves in the same areas where fisherman fish at. Some shell fishers see the sea otters as a competition and a threat to their fishing areas. To help them eliminate their problem of the sea otters they have fishing gear that entangles them which causes them to drown. The fishing traps and nets poses as a major threat to sea otter population.

There are very few places to explore and feel like you are on top of the world. I found one. A heli fly fishing day while staying at Nimmo Bay Wilderness Lodge.

It effects them by their food. If they can't hear the whales call out, then they can't have food. That also goes for fish. They makes sounds that give their position away too. There are situations were it can't benefit all of the sea animals and there are situations were it may not. I understand what they are doing is beneficial for the businesses, but it is very unpredictable to what it may cause to the

There are multiple ways of protecting our oceans and keeping a balanced, ecologically diverse population of fish. An effective way of preventing overfishing is instituting preventative legislature. Developed and developing countries may consider passing laws that protect certain fish or certain areas with endangered fish. Another way of preventing overfishing is to quarantine or create sanctuaries to protect aquatic animals like the National Marine Sanctuaries, http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/visit/fishing.html. Sanctuaries will provide a shelter for animals that are rare and have a low population

Obviously mismanagement is a factor overfishing itself, and is the result of the limit for cod placed by the federal government. As well, the the advancement in geotechnology, like radars, sonars and satellite navigation systems helped find large fish bodies, all rapidly collected with trawlers. Another undiscussed matter, is climate change; over the years it has played a significant change in driving away fish populations because of dropping temperatures and changing of salinity. One idea discussed by the article is the monitoring of cod numbers, as well as monitoring the seal population. The article states to limit seal population to keep the fish alive; the textbook states “They contend that the greater number of seals ate larger quantities of caplin, a small fish that is a major food source of groundfish,” (pg 285). I find that bringing back the sealing industry could help maintain cod numbers, functioning as a way to bring back 2 banned commercial

Entangled whales often drown or die from starvation or injuries; overall, 58% of the right whale deaths since 2009 were due to entanglements, a big jump from 25% between 2000 and

The effects overfishing have are still very reversible that is if we act on it right now. We need to start taking stands on these big fishing companies they wont stop doing what they are doing if we don’t try and stop them. By putting it out on social media and word of mouth the friends we can help lower make it more aware of what is going on with the fish. By one tweet or Facebook post the right person may see it and be able to help the situation. One way we can help is by I forcing safe catch limits. By doing this we are limiting the number of fish fishermen can bring in daily. Another way we could do this is by trying to control the bycatch. By eliminating bycatch animals that were meant to be caught wont be caught and killed as a result. It will limit the number of deaths in the ocean by a lot. (“conservation”) We cant do this by ourselves we need the help of politicians by getting the word out there about this issue they will be able to help stop what is happening by making new laws and helping enforce them. By getting people to stay at the docks and monitor what is going and coming from the docks would be very key to this. Many fishermen if they knew that some one would be waiting at the dock to check what they brought in wouldn’t be bringing in what they are now for the fear of being in trouble. Instead of watching the ocean be lost right in front of us we can do these small things to try and help

Capt. Barcelo advised dispatch to have a unit en-route to the fishing pier. Public Works located a bicycle at the end of the dock. The bicycle was in the water left abandoned.

On January 26th-28th is the Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza presented by the Cragun’s Resort & Hotel on Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN. This special fishing competition comes along with a fishing vacation package, which if interested includes 3 days 2 nights of fishing bliss for $350. The fishing vacation package includes lodging at the Lakeview Fireplace Room, Free welcome party and dinner Friday Buffet, Free breakfast Sat. & Sun., access to the full marina, bait & tackle, Free shuttle service to and from the fishing competition, plus all resort amenities. A valid fishing license is required which can be purchased on site, the Jaycee Fishing extravaganza raises money for local charities and has been growing strong since 1981. If you wish