WEEK 2: Water, Water, Everywhere
DAY 5: Wasting Away
Activity 1: Off the Menu [4 points]
Fishing is a really common activity in New Zealand. In fact, people have fished in New Zealand for centuries. Unfortunately, over the past few decades, some people have caught too many fish in one area and left the region without enough fish to refill (replenish) the stocks. When this happens we call the area ‘overfished’ and it is closed to all private and commercial fishing. If people are caught fishing in these areas, they are required to pay a fine (money). The maximum fine for fishing in a restricted area is $100 000.
What do you think about this rule? Is it fair that people are charged up to $100 000 for overfishing?
On your blog, tell us what you think about this rule and why you think it!.
I think this rule is quite absurd because we might lose the fish in our world and we have many other foods to eat rather than just eating fish. But it also isn't fair to pay that much money, I think they should just be paid around 50,000 to 40,000.
Activity 2: The Black Drain [4 points]
Approximately two-thirds of all rivers and one-half of all lakes in New Zealand are too polluted to swim in, according to a recent article in an online newspaper. One of the most polluted is the Tarawera River in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Pollution enters the river from a local pulp and paper mill, from local farms and through the local sewage system. Many other rivers in New Zealand are also polluted with waste from businesses and farms.
Use Google to help you find two other polluted rivers in New Zealand.
On your blog, tell us:
1) The names of the rivers.
2) The location of the rivers.
3) What is being done to clean up the rivers (if anything)?
1) Selwyn River /Waikirikiri
2) Canterbury
3) People have to stop littering near the River.
1) Waimakariri River
2) Canterbury
3) People have to stop littering and stop leaving rubbish
Well, that is the end of this post I hope you have enjoyed and learned something. Stay tuned for more!
Hi Lyan,
ReplyDeleteMe again :)
Well done on finishing another two activities. And on Christmas Day! I hope you took some time off from blogging to hang out with your family and enjoy the summer sunshine.
$100,000 is quite a lot of money, isn't it? It's great that you've thought of an alternative punishment. You make an interest point about finding other sources of food, and you're right; we definitely can do that. My concern is how the over fishing of even one species of fish could upset the whole ecosystem. We have to be very careful.
Well done on researching two New Zealand rivers. It's wonderful to see that measures have been put in place to stop the pollution of these areas. Have you been to either of these rivers?
Talk soon,
Mikey :)