🐟SLJP W2D5 - Wasting Away - Activity 1: Off The Menu🐟
Kia Ora and welcome to my blog! In New Zealand, fishing is one really common activity people do! People all over New Zealand have fished for over centuries!
Fishing has been quite a problem for some areas. This is because, over the past few decades, people have fished in one area which leaves the area without enough fish to refill. Nowadays, some areas are restricted and can't be used for fishing due to 'overfishing!' When an area cannot restock on fish it is called overfished. These areas are not allowed for fishing and if anyone is caught fishing in these areas they need to pay a fine and the maximum amount of this fine is $100,00. This is a lot of money and this is now a new rule!
I agree with this new rule because I believe that we need fish because it is one of the foods we eat. The more fish we lose, the more chance of fish being endangered in our country. I think to help avoid overfishing is by making areas where a lot of people fish, restricted so that overfishing won't be a problem!
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Question of the blog: What do you think about this rule?
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Talofa lava Lydia,
ReplyDeleteI agree. If the Summer Learning Journey has taught us anything, it's that it's so important for us to look after our environment and the animals that call it home. If we were to over-fish to the point of extinction it could have terrible consequences for our ecosystem.
Have you been to Goat Island Marine Reserve? It's just north of Auckland and has lots of beautiful, colourful fish that have been able to thrive because people are not allowed to fish there. You can hire snorkelling gear and glass-bottom kayaks to see them all! It's very cool.
Well done on completing another activity Lydia. Keep up the great blogging! :)
Mikey