Paige's Enviroview

Something's Fishy Seafood anyone? Every time we visit my aunt in Florida we always have some type of seafood along our trip. You can find seafood almost anywhere. Some seafood is plentiful and some aren't. There are certain limitations and guidelines fisherman have to follow so they don't over-fish. Over fishing of course does happen because there is still a lot of places where there is no laws or regulations on some type of fish. The parrot fish is a delicious meal to those who live next to tropical waters. Even though it's rarely eaten in the United States, it's considered a delicacy in other countries around the globe. People love it because of it's crab-like flesh. But eating all this parrotfish could cause problems with our coral reef's.  Not All Fish Eat Each Other Parrotfish are beautifully colored herbivores. Most of what the parrotfish does is eat algae off coral reefs which counts as 90 percent of their day in the oceans (Boyce). The algae t...

Sweet Exchange Have you ever been at the top of that ski hill, on the white sandy beaches of Florida, or even just enjoying the crisp charming leaves during fall in New England? Trees are all around us and make a scenery perfectly complete. Trees are immensely important to humans as well as wildlife. Ever since humans have walked this earth, we have been using trees for everything from firewood to food sources. In the most recent years we have finally taken note of our deforestation issues. Plastic Overtakes Wood In New England we have an enormous forest that covers all over with beautiful different types of species of trees. Deforestation can happen anywhere with trees, especially like New England. Logging has impacted New England greatly as many trees are used for producing products for things such as pellet stoves and regular wood stoves, which are essential to life in New England. Funding for land conservation has dropped 50% since 2008. (Powell) My last blog post, "...