Sea animal abalone
I became worried about the sea animal abalone after studying global warming in core class, because sea animals have shrunk in number because of global warming and poachers. Some species have already become extinct (Wines, 2006). Abalone is a valuable sea mollusk. They live along the coast; their shells are shaped in the form of a spiral and have a lining of mother-of-pearl inside. They are very delicious and their shell is very beautiful. We can make jewelry from abalone shell and get benefits. According to Paddock (2008a), in California, seven divers have died on the coast of Sonoma and Mendocino counties so far this year. That is because when the divers go into the sea, they cannot fix the problems by themselves when they get in trouble, and also the kelp is very dangerous (Norton, 2008). Many poachers pluck the abalones without diving education. And in South Africa there are so many smugglers. Poachers are illegally hunting (Marshall, 2002). They are getting many abalones. They are just blind to plucking the abalones. They never think about their future life. But they still cannot stop plucking the abalones, and the African government can’t control it. There is a disagreement between the police and poor people. The poor people said that they are just plucking a few abalones for survival. That does not influence the biodiversity problem, and the poacher’s continuing demand makes abalone decrease. Also, the scientists argue that the abalone’s shrinking is because of human’s activity.
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, Jr “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” (1994, p. 8). Biodiversity includes species diversity; variety among the species found in different habitats of the planet. We should take stern measures to protect abalones. Many hunters are blind to plucking the abalones to get benefit; they never consider their life. This is because they are so delicious. So the government should fix the problem with the divers, because the people’s lives are more important than abalones (Paddock , 2008b). Humans should protect abalone to prevent the species’ extinction for the future. Let continue the sustainable society. Damage the ecological environment equivalent to the destruction of human life.
First of all, people should pay attention the environmental problem. We have many environmental problems in each country. This problem makes global warming and then influences the other things. One of the things affected by the problems is the sea animals. Now many of the sea animals are dying because of the climate change. Although they can move to another place, many sea animals cannot adapt to a new place. So we must think about a new thing that can take care of the sea animals and protect them. Sea animals are very important for people’s lives. People should solve the pollution or slowing global warming. Because of the climate change, the number of abalone has been reduced. People throw the garbage into the ocean, and the ship’s gas outflows into the ocean. So, abalone can get disease. All of the world’s oceans are connected. So we must pay attention to ocean’s pollution problems. Global warming makes the sea level high. So, many sea animals change their space. They move from one place to another place. The nutrient level decreases and the kelp beds wither. The government should make new and more rules about environmental problems. That is because treating global warming is among the most important of all modern environmental problems. They should not allow the factory to pollute without a filter. Create a new festival, in which all the people plant a tree on that day. It is very easy to do it. Every person can do it. In this way we can keep a better environment for sea animals to live.
Second, we must protect the species. We must make a strict punishment for the poachers and smugglers. Police must pay attention to the smugglers and poachers. Try their best find them. And teach them how to protect the abalone and let them realize how important abalone is for our lives. The government 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, and also take a measure to the abalone divers. The government should make a strict rule which is that the diver cannot pluck the abalone without a license and education about diving (L. A, 2008).If somebody goes against the rule they must get punishment. It is like it would be a driver license; the driver who has no driver’s license gets a punishment. And the divers are allowed to use the mask, snorkel and flippers, but they just can pluck only one species. That is to prevent the species’ extinction. We should prevent making jewelry with abalones. Don’t sell the abalone jewelry in the malls. This is a kind of harm to the abalone.
Third, increase the abalones. Produce the abalone farm. Make the abalone grow up very well. In the market raise the abalone prices. If the prices go up, the people’s demand will go down. In that way we can save more abalones. Make an artificial place to let the abalone grow up, like an aquarium. 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. People can take care of the abalone better than when the abalone grows up by itself in the sea. So people carefully take care, and make the abalone grow up stronger and healthy.
Opponents who pluck abalone is not bad. They just pluck a few; that is not harmful to abalone and can not influence biodiversity. They said they are very poor; they must pluck abalone to survive. And also, the poachers and smugglers still continue to pluck the abalones. They think the economy is first. They don’t know how serious the species’ situation now.
In conclusion, abalone is important for people’s life and biodiversity.
So people should change the wrong behavior. And humans should study about more abalone and biodiversity. Make our earth be better and more perfect. People should conserve our abalone for future generations. I do not want our later generations to sit in front of computers every day. 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. People should realize life’s importance, to protect our lives. Follow the government rule; we are going to be happy with our lives.
References
Carter, L.A (2008, October 19). Divers challenge seizure of abalone. Press Democrat. Retrieved on November 8, 2008. From http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081019/NEWS/810190353/1034/NEWS02?Title=Divers_challenge_seizure_of_abalone
Marshall, L. (2002, April 3). Poaching, smuggling threaten abalone colonies in south Africa. National Geographic News. Retrieved on November 8, 2008. From http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0402_020402_abalone.html
Miller, G. T, Jr (1994). Environment: Problems and solutions. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Norton, L. (2008, September 29). Kelp makes diving deadlier. Press Democrat. Retrieved on November 8, 2008. From http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080929/NEWS/809290304/1349?Title=Kelp_makes_diving_deadlier
Paddock, R. C. (2008a, October 18). Abalone divers in a perilous quest for a succulent snail. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on November 8, 2008. From http: www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-abalone 18-2008oct 18,0,2944472.story
Paddock, R. C. (2008b, November 2). For divers, quest for succulent snail is highly hazardous. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on November 8, 2008. From http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/11/02/for_divers_quest_for_succulent_snail_is_highly_hazardous/
Wines, M. (2006, November 3). Poacher’s way of life is endangering the abalones. New York Times. Retrieved on November 8, 2008. From http: www.nytimes.com
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