summary response #1

The crisis in the Abalone

According to Michael Wines’ article “Poachers’ Way of Life is Endangering the Abalone’s,” people’s continuing to demand makes abalone decrease and in some places it is becoming extinct. First of all, some people are very poor, so they poach abalone to keep their life. And many smugglers sell the abalone to another country to get more benefits. Second, abalone poachers are increasing more and threaten the abalone’s extinction. And this situation also influences the environment. Third, to satisfy the market demand, it is important start to let poachers pluck abalones. Abalone is very delicious to eat and it has a lot of nutritional qualities, also it is good for health. Therefore many people like to eat abalone. In conclusion, because of people’s wrong behavior, abalone has decreased. Abalone is important for people’s lives. We must protect species and take care of abalones.

It is apparent that the author’s report is right in this article. That is true. I agree with the author’s opinion. Now the way of life has become destroyed from people’s hand. We must attack smugglers and not let poachers harm the abalones. We should protect them. People like to eat abalones but they never think about the future; they are just eager to catch delicious food. Even though abalone is a valuable sea mollusk for people’s lives, the available supply has begun to shrink. According to G. Tyler Miller “One important potentially renewable resource is biodiversity, which consists of the numerous forms of life that can best survive the multitude of conditions currently found on earth.” Biodiversity includes species diversity; variety among the species found in different habitats of the planet. We should take stern measures to protect abalones.

First of all, the government has deployed police and marine forces to strengthen against the poachers. The marine and coastal management agency must step up its enforcement efforts with the purchase of cigarette-style skiffs that can outrun any poacher’s boat. And the police should severe punishment on poachers and smugglers. Let allow make smugglers and poachers unable to do it anymore. And teach them how to protect the abalone and let them realize how important abalone is for our lives. Also, we can see much jewelry made with abalone. They sell it in the markets and shopping malls. Even though abalone jewelry is very pretty, this is a kind of harm to the abalone.

Next, the government should built the special place to let abalone live, like an aquarium. Abalone is a sea mollusk that lives along the coast. Their shells are shaped in the form of a spiral and have a lining of mother-of-pearl inside. The facilities would be suitable for the abalones. And put the special manager to manage the abalones. The manager must have a lot of knowledge about the abalones. They should give them nutritious food, makes them grow up faster and stronger.
Finally, the government should make more strict rules for the people plucking the abalone. They should put the wire into some special parts of the sea to prevent people from plucking abalone, or make a boundary and not allow boats over the boundary. In Australia, they have a rule about abalone. People who are plucking the abalone cannot take OXRB into the water. They must breathe out of the water. This can prevent people from plucking many abalones. This rule in Australia is a good effort. Other countries should study Australia.

In conclusion, people should conserve our abalone for future generations. I do not want our later generations to sit in front of computers everyday. They should enjoy delicious abalones. So from now on we must protect abalones and prevent abalone’s extinction. Make our earth be better and more perfect.

References

Wines, M. (November 3, 2006). Poachers’ way of life is endangering the Abalone’s. New York Times. From http://www.nytimes.com

Miller, G. T. (1994). Environment: problems and solutions. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.