Lake Tahoe Clams Case

The author of American Catch, Paul Greenberg starts us on a journey through america's seafood industry from the early days of abundant seafood to the present condition of our fisheries. America has about 94,000 miles of coast and about 3.5 million miles of rivers, but about 91 percent of our seafood is imported. Here in America 39 percent of citizens call themselves coastal folk, but Greenberg argues we have lost touch with the complex ecosystems of the nation’s shorelines. Estuaries and salt marshes are strange crossroads where salt and freshwater currents meet to be home for oysters, shrimp, and crab. They are also home of dozens of varieties of fish. Greenberg complains about our nation’s destructive relationship with its own shoreline and tells Americans they must desire to “build a bridge back from the plate back to the estuary. This requires us to not just to eat local seafood. It requires the establishment of a working relationship with salt marshes, oyster beds, the natural flow of water from river to sea, and the integrity of the ocean floor.”.

Select channels of communication – this would vary depending on the target audience. This could include press conference, fact sheets and public

: Larchwood Lake may not ever be the same again. The story about Larchwood Lake is not that uncommon. Without doing extensive research into possible things that could occur by lowering the lake level, the Larchwood Lake Homeowner’s Association destroyed the very thing they were trying to protect. Carelessness and poor planning are not the only root causes however. There are a number of reasons that led to the degradation of Larchwood Lake that happen to relate to more macro level environmental issues. Those reasons are poorly designed environmental policy created by the E.P.A., poor understanding of lake ecology by the managers of the land, and false confidence in poorly planned ideas. By looking at how these factors contributed to the degradation of the lake, hopefully we will be able to make more ecological sound decisions in the future.

It’s a beautiful day at the beach, the sun is shining down on you as you float and drift on top of the waves. As you lay there without a care in the world, you are suddenly interrupted by a massive swarm of jellyfish; also known as a bloom. Not only does this send you into sudden terror, it also causes a much bigger threat to the ecosystem below you. The excessive growth of jellyfish swarm drastically lowers the population of fish eggs in the ecosystem. Because of this, fishermen lose millions of dollars. People in local communities are figuring out ways to solve this mass production.

More than 24 billion gallons of untreated sewage waste and storm water are pumped into the lakes annually. Pollution is increasing as well, due to the cottage development, where people enjoy spending their summers relaxing. For many years, the lake habitats have been affected by pollution and habitat destruction. The market for fish is tremendous; so much so, that we have depleted our fishing resources, and have had to market on invasive species.

Shark culling has become the new issue for Australian media. Shark culling is not the answer for safer oceans. We would be far better allocating resources to achieving a greater understanding of ecology and behaviour of these large predators. Tagging sharks and following their movement over time will show were they are likely to attack next. The marine ecosystems needs the sharks at the top of the food web, removing the sharks you would see more lower ranked fish. The marine ecosystem will have to do some

1. During eight year old Jim Morris’s shark attack surgeons had to mark five major organ systems for reattachment surgery. The five major organs include the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, the skeletal system, the integumentary system, and the muscular system. The cardiovascular system is mainly responsible for transporting oxygen which essential in the body, fighting diseases and infections, the transportation of hormones, excreting waste, and transporting nutrients. Secondly, the nervous system which is made up of the brain, the brain stem, and spinal cord is significant because it functions as a major receptive community. The nervous system three main functions is sensory input of information

Back in the 1960’s, Lake Erie was declared “dead” because, ironically, it was full of life – just not the right kind (GLIN, n.d.). The algal blooms that formed due to high concentrations of nutrient-loaded city street run off invaded the freshwater lake, killing native species, reducing oxygen quantities, and smothering beaches with its slime (GLIN, n.d.).

There is a population of more then eight million residents in this region and millions more congregate there every year for recreational purposes (Tedesco). The commercial opportunities of the Long Island Sound are vast. It has been estimated that about ?$5 billion is generated annually in the regional economy from boating, commercial and sport fishing, swimming, and beach going? (Long Island Sound Study). There are many other benefits from the uses of the sound, cargo shipping, ferry transportation, and power generation are just a few of them. In addition, recreational and commercial fishing provides a generous living in the Sound. Shell fishers bring in plentiful harvests of clams, oysters, and lobsters from the waters. The ideal clamming conditions provided by the sound are world renown. These conditions provide Long Island residents with an essential economic resource (Tedesco). The Long Island Sound provides some crucial components for these Long Island residents that it is considered among the most important and valuable estuaries in the world. Moreover, it has been remarked ?The Long Island Sound?s intrinsic value as a natural value and a natural resource is worth protecting and preserving for future generations? (Long Island Sound Study).

The press release would be considered informative and persuasive at the same time. Informative agenda is to

I looked at four press releases for four different organizations in the city: Winnipeg Police Services, the WHRA, the WAG and the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. I chose these press releases because they are all from fairly different organizations, and yet use similar elements that make them examples of strong press releases. The elements these releases share are providing contact information for further inquiries, inclusion of release date, answering the who, what where, why and how early on in the releases. However, some of these releases may have done better in terms of these elements, than others.

The members sought help from Lake Tahoe experts to discuss prevention programs and to get their overall input on the issue. In order to prevent the clams from spreading to different areas of the lake and to different lakes in the surrounding areas, a few programs were discussed and later put into action. One important program was the Boat Launch Steward Program. In this program stewards were hired for the summer to work at boat launches around the lake. The stewards thoroughly checked boats for invasives and removed any if found before the boats were allowed to enter or be removed from the lake. In addition, the stewards also educated boaters on the harmful invasives found in the lake and the importance of not spreading the species to surrounding lakes. With the help of Lake Tahoe representatives, half a dozen inspection and decontamination sites were established around lake George at major boat

Launch a full communication campaign to include posters, pamphlets and team presentations and regular enforcement of the new program. (Gomez-Melia et al., 2011).

There was a team, which consisted of ecologists, bacteriologists, biologists, chemists, and ecologists, who took part on this adventure to prove the EPC wrong. After searching and collecting data, they soon found that the sludge had affected the ocean. Finding it settled meters down, while leaving a vast footprint covering the area. To end this destruction of the sea creatures home, the congress had been notified of the effects of the sludge. Immediately a stop was put to the disposal of sludge into the water, but the sludge that had been dumped previously was still out there.

In Canada, the Grand Banks habitat is in “environmental degradation” (Connor and Taitano) due to bottom trawlers tearing up the sea floor displacing and destroying the vegetation at the seafloor and therefore disrupting the habitat of the small fish the cod prey upon (Connor and Taitano). Bottom trawls also disrupt the “breeding patterns of the cod.. Damaging fertilized eggs.. And greatly reducing the amount of young born” (Connor and Taitano). In the United States, the Gulf of Maine provides evidence of a loss of the young and old cod due to predation (Connor). Farming atlantic cod, like many fisheries are doing to replenish the atlantic salmon populations, have resulted in a breakout of the disease Yersiniosis (Connor and Taitano).The disease affects the fish’s intestinal tract before spreading throughout its body. The mortality rate with this disease is low, about 5%, however the illness prevents the affected cod from being sold at a market due to health violations (Connor and