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    one of the most devastating moments in history for the province of Newfoundland. However, Sue Bailey wrote an article discussing the return, the comeback of the Newfoundland fishing industry once again. Bailey refers to a federal report stating cod stocks are still in a parlous state, although a union of fishermen wish to expand the cod fishery. While the cod fishery was thought to be gone, the recovery rate of the species are remarkable; “...total biomass was up seven percent from 2015 to 2016,” there

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    sustainable food sources. Approximately one billion people, mainly in developing countries such as China, India, and the Philippines, are relying on fish as a major source of many nutrients, including protein. However, overfishing, which refers to the fishing industry removing more fish than can be replenished by the remaining fish, is becoming a big problem, as fish in the ocean are not an unlimited resource. Most people are not aware of it, but overfishing can affect everyone on the planet. Overfishing

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    solution was fish, which lead to a burst in the commercial fishing industry with many large

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    What Is Rainbow Trout?

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    As one of the most domesticated fish, rainbow trout can spawn successfully in captivity at water temperatures between 2 to 15°C. The timing of gonadal recrudescence, maturation and spawning maturation is controlled by the seasonally changing cycle of day length (photoperiod). The rainbow trout population in India usually spawns in autumn-winter (November to January) associated with decreasing water temperatures. Under normal conditions, one batch of eggs is produced each year and stripped on a single

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    Excessive Overfishing

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    contaminate and even fish. Fish are extremely important to the sea, and without them our oceans would be dying out even faster. Fish breathe in the oxygen in the water, and let out carbon dioxide allowing them to survive under water along with helping corals and many other sea creatures as well. A huge issue going on across the world are the number of corals that are dying. Coral depend on fish to help them survive, and the main reason they are dying is because the fish are dying. Fish across the world

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    Why Overfishing Is Bad

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    Fishing is a great hobby for the “average Joe.” People fish for fun, family bonding, and to make a living. Overfishing, defined as excessive fishing to an extent, damages local ecology. “Overfishing.org”, found at, http://overfishing.org/pages/what_is_overfishing.php, states, “Catching too many fish; fishing so much that the fish cannot sustain their population”. This means that too many fish are taken out of the water too quickly causing a low population count. People who are overfishing oceans

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    22-27 degrees Celsius. The fish who were originally removed from the same stock tank (22 degrees Celsius) were then placed in the temperature-gradient tank. The experiment’s purpose was to observe which temperature of water the fish prefered best and gravitated towards. After studying the results from the experiment, there is a definite difference between sections; the temperatures that ranged in the middle C section (12-17 degrees Celsius) were more preferable to the fish because

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    Commercial fishing in New England is not sustainable. Commercial fishing is the catching of fish for profit and, as with other profit making activities, there are trade-offs between a pure capitalistic market and the damage it does to resources. For commercial fishing, this trade-off is that the more fish the fishermen catch, the more damage it does to the fish population. To make commercial fishing sustainable, large regulations need to be in place, as Jack said. However, large regulations of

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    animals, the coveted fish might not be around for much longer. The Thunnus SPP, or better known as the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, is one of the largest bony fish in the world. At one and a half Mr. Zunic’s in height and 200 bags of potatoes in weight (6-10 feet, 1500 pounds according to animalplanet.com), the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is almost invincible, to predators in the fish class of vertebrates that is. The Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is critically endangered due to overfishing. One fish was once sold for

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    oceans include overfishing. Everyday, fish are caught by the hundreds because of humans, which plays a major impact on marine life. As the the days, months, and years go by, marine life within the oceans becomes less healthy due to overfishing by humans. Overfishing has been occurring for decades and if it continues to happen at such a great rate, fish in the ocean will become endangered or even extinct. “Close to 90 percent of the world's marine fish stocks are now fully exploited, overexploited

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