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Fresh/Saltwater Fish Fresh/Saltwater Fish By Sara Babakioff By Sara Babakioff

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Fresh/Saltwater Fish. By Sara Babakioff. Causes of Death. Water pollution/toxic wastes Over fishing Global Warming. Types of Water Pollution. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Fresh/Saltwater FishFresh/Saltwater Fish

By Sara BabakioffBy Sara Babakioff

Causes of Death Causes of Death

Water pollution/toxic wastes Water pollution/toxic wastes Over fishingOver fishing Global WarmingGlobal Warming

Types of Water Types of Water PollutionPollution

Oil spills, nitrogen, Oil spills, nitrogen, phosphorous, phosphorous, untreated sewage, untreated sewage, fertilizer, mining fertilizer, mining residue, and plastic residue, and plastic waste are all waste are all examples of examples of pollution that is pollution that is toxic to fish.toxic to fish.

Lethal Incident in Lethal Incident in China!China! On August 29On August 29thth, Yongcheng , Yongcheng

County opened a sluice to release County opened a sluice to release water contaminated with both water contaminated with both sewage and industrial waste into sewage and industrial waste into the ocean which was stored for a the ocean which was stored for a long period of timelong period of time

450,000 fish died 450,000 fish died

Over FishingOver Fishing

Off sets the natural food chainOff sets the natural food chain The whole ecosystem becomes The whole ecosystem becomes

degradeddegraded Not enough adult fish can find mates Not enough adult fish can find mates

so there’s not enough breedingso there’s not enough breeding Ultimately reduces populations Ultimately reduces populations

drastically to the point of no drastically to the point of no recoveryrecovery

Reasons for Over Reasons for Over fishingfishing The government doesn’t The government doesn’t

intervene intervene Too much profit is involved Too much profit is involved More jobs available to peopleMore jobs available to people

Global Warming Global Warming

Climate change will Climate change will force fish to relocate in force fish to relocate in colder regions up colder regions up NorthNorth

This will effect the This will effect the ecosystem balance, ecosystem balance, fisheries and the fisheries and the crucial food source for crucial food source for countries and marine countries and marine life life

Since there’s more fish Since there’s more fish now in Arctic regions, now in Arctic regions, there’s an increase of there’s an increase of fishing therefishing there

Stunting the growth of Stunting the growth of deep water fish by deep water fish by 30% from 50 years ago 30% from 50 years ago

Death due to pollutionDeath due to pollution

What we can do to What we can do to help:help: Reduce your ecological footprint!Reduce your ecological footprint! Never pour toxic substances down the drain Never pour toxic substances down the drain Use Non toxic substancesUse Non toxic substances Buy fish that have the lowest impactBuy fish that have the lowest impact Educate others!Educate others!

The AftermathThe Aftermath

Over the past half-century, the Over the past half-century, the world's annual fish catch has world's annual fish catch has risen from 18 tonnes to 95 tonnesrisen from 18 tonnes to 95 tonnes

Much of the fish we consume now Much of the fish we consume now are poisoned by pollutantsare poisoned by pollutants

We are losing species of fish and We are losing species of fish and other marine lifeother marine life

BibliographyBibliography

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/07-26/whttp://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/07-26/water-pollution-facts-article.htmater-pollution-facts-article.htm

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/06/content_751624.htm06/content_751624.htm

http://overfishing.org/pages/what_is_overfishihttp://overfishing.org/pages/what_is_overfishing.phpng.php

http://www.takepart.com/news/2009/02/12/clihttp://www.takepart.com/news/2009/02/12/climate-change-threatens-fish-populations-itotdmate-change-threatens-fish-populations-itotd//

http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-fish_clhttp://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-fish_climate.htmlimate.html

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