...Spenser Steinman Black fish http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/problem-blackfish/ Summary-This article is a rebuttle to Blackfish’s thesis. It claims that Seaworld is actually not as villainous as Black fish makes them out to be, citing a statement seaworld made about how it rehabilitates animals, is a respected zoological foundation, and donates to conservation research. Despite this, even the writer of the article points out the easily disputable and vague statements which are cited in a message from seaworld to CNN to support the idea that Seaworld is not so terrible to it’s whales and humans. This makes for a weak rebuttle. Importance-This article is a terrible rebuttal. Characteristic of it’s failure is the fact that even the author of the article could not keep a straight train of thought to cement a solid counterargument. What this goes to show is that the counterargument truly is a weak one. Perhaps one of the only good points, presuming its true, that this article has to offer is the one to do with Sea World's monetary contributions to conservation. With Sea World going down the drains due to it’s poor orca practices it will obviously not be able to contribute to conservation, as it’s money is being drained in bad publicity and lawsuits. This will have some impact environmentally presuming that Sea World really was contributing in some meaningful way. http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-review-blackfish-ensures-youll-never-go-to-seaworld-again ...
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...a. Rationale: A total of six Black Molly fish will have their growth monitored in two different temperatures to determine which temperature the fish grow best in. The Black Mollies will be weighed every day to find out if which temperature best allow fish to increase in size. Three of the black mollies will be kept in an environment that is eighty degrees Fahrenheit and the other three black mollies will be kept in seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit. The research for the experiment is important because it is very important to know what environment is best for the growth of fish. b. Research Question: What water temperature do Black...
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...She has directed, written and produced for ESPN, National Geographic, Animal Planet, Discovery, and History Channel, this alone is pretty impressive but even more impressive than all that is her documentary “Black Fish”. Black Fish“ grossed ,354,875 which makes it one of the highest grossing documentaries of all time, it was also a Sundance Grand Jury Nominee. What influenced Gabriella Cowperthwaite to make this documentary? Would you believe it was a ponytail, Seaworld had implied that the Feburary 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau was partly her fault because she was wearing her hair in a ponytail. They said this probably caused Tilikum the killer whale to target her. Gabriella Cowperthwaite argued that there had to be more to this...
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...waters are filled with millions of fish, but only a small fraction have been discovered and identified. Some date back to ancient times, while others are considered to be more modern. Even though some species of fish may have extreme differences from each other, they all contain diets that require specific nutrients in order to carry out healthy life. When identifying fish one must look for significant traits or behaviors that the fish may contain. A carp is identified by the single barbel located at each corner of the mouth. Meanwhile, the mirror carp can be spotted by their large scales that can flake off. Determining the difference between the bullhead and catfish may seem a little tricky, but if one looks close enough, the differences can easily be found. The bullhead has a visible rounded tail, and the catfish has a forked tail. Not only are fish identified by the shapes of their tails, but also by the shapes of their mouths. For instance a largemouth bass would be found with a large upper jaw that extends past the eye of the fish, and the buffalo contains a downturned mouth with thick lips. Fish can also...
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...yellowish orange colour rather than silver coloration. So they began to breed the yellowish orange variety instead of the silver variety and created what we call today the Common goldfish. Today, many varieties of fancy goldfish are derived from the common goldfish. They have been breed to look different in color, shape and size (see bellow). The Common goldfish is a coldwater fish so the tank does not have to be heated. It will do well with a water temperature of 65° – 78°F, a pH between 6.0 and 8.0 and a dH of 5 -19. Compatibility: The Common goldfish is a coldwater fish....
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...different and occur through diffusion. Terrestrial animals obtain oxygen through the air while organisms living in water depend on the oxygen from the water. Unlike terrestrial animals, the amount of oxygen for animals living in water is limited based on the amount of oxygen that has dissolved in the water. Since an adequate amount of oxygen is necessary, animals developed respiratory organs to help them ventilate and obtain as much oxygen from their respected sources as possible (W.C and R. Oesting 1934). One organism that has developed an efficient way of acquiring oxygen is fish. Fish use a counter-current exchange system to extract oxygen from water through lamellae of their gills. The water from the outside and the blood of the fish flows in opposite directions. As water passes through the gills, carbon dioxide produced by the fish diffuses out of the blood and into the water (Bio 102 Lab Manual). As the fish ventilates, the operculum which is the layer that covers the gills, is closely observed in...
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...bring surprises with it. “The Fish” is a poem written by Elizabeth Bishop about her own story when she catches a huge fish while she is in a rented boat. After she catches the fish, she holds it up half out of the water. The fish looks pretty ugly, tired, and old with “shapes like full-blown roses, stained and lost through age” (lines 14-15). Algae is growing on it, and she realizes that the fish has five fishing hooks with the lines still partially attached hanging from its jaw. The speaker start to think how tough this fish must be and how much the fish probably fought through his life to survive. She begins to respect the fish. The story takes a final turn when she lets the fish go. The Theme of the poem is that great lessons can be learned from simple situations in life like a normal day fishing in the ocean. At first the speaker says “I caught a tremendous fish” (1). That is a simple description, then the speaker gives some detail about the fish and how it looks “his brown skin hung like strips like ancient wall-paper”. At this point, the fish is nothing special. After that, the speaker begins to examine the fish more closely, and she imagines the inside of the fish “dramatic reds and blacks,”(30) and a “pink swim-bladder.”(32) The fact that she is using her imagination in connection with the fish implied that the fish has a meaning behind simply being caught. The narrator learned from the persistence and dedication that the fish has. The fish has been caught five time as...
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...1. Venomous Out of the list of animals assigned the following animals have evolved to be venomous for the main reasons of protecting and feeding themselves. Octopus The octopus has paralyzing saliva which it uses in catching its prey. The saliva is injected into the prey, which then softens the flesh of the prey making it possible for it to be eaten by the octopus. Yellow Bellied sea snake Yellow bellied sea snake is also highly venomous and it chews poison into fish and then swallows them. These snakes use their neurotoxic venom against their fish prey. They inject deadly venom through non-movable hollow fangs located at the front of their mouth to immobilize its prey. Even a small amount of their neurotoxic venom can cause death. This has allowed it to hunt and feed itself. The Man o’ war The Portuguese man o’ war also has tendrils that are covered in venom-filled nematocysts used to paralyze and kill fish and other small creatures. Muscles in the tentacles draw prey up to a polyp containing the gastrozooids or digestive organisms. 2. Color Complexion Animals have different skin colors that serve many purposes. At times they guard the animal from danger by camouflaging it from the view of a possible hunter where at times it severs as a warning to other animals that keeps them from approaching the specific animal. Anglerfish The Anglerfish is able to blend into the darkness because of its dark grey and brown color. Therefore, it is able...
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...realation Black believed that to overcome the anti-biotechnology activates the company need an advertising campaign but the low financial position does not support the decision. Black started working with Phil Croswell to initiate a public relationship for company. With the help of Croswell Black decided to initiate a modest national public relations campaign only days ahead of the product launch. Product launch The Black decided to advance the date of the launch to public relation campaign. Maintaining the planned campaign launch date would allow anti-biotechnology activities to alter by using the information of the company for scare diplomacies. Croswell using strategy to drafted a press release of the information of Yorktown technologies. The day before launched, the front page of reputed newspapers and the channels carried multiples new stories regarding company. All activities influence the market of company. After the launch the California department allowed the company to market it on the California based on the world leading scientific community to be safe but few days later they again reject because the commissioners thought that marketing them was ethically wrong. FDA was asked to consider in on the issue. The FDA’s judgment was critical that allow the fish to launch in the market. Product enhancement After the public accept the product the company realize that the output of the product is not as satisfied as it to be. The florescent zebra fish as not attractive...
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...For my mandatory assignment I decided to open up an aquarium. The name of the aquarium is Rainbow Fish Aquarium, located on 2655 Rainbow Boulevard in Las Vegas Nevada. This business is designed to bring the joy of exotic fish to families everywhere. The aquarium will have fish including: Abramite Head Standers, African Arowanas, African Black Kinfefish, African Tiger Fish, Angelfish,Bala Sharks, Barracudas, Balloon Body Kissing Gouramis, Betta Males&Females, Bichirs, Bigger Tetras, B&W Tiger Fish,Datnioides, Black Pacu, Black Phantom Tetras, Blood Fin Tetras, Boesemani Rainbow Fish, Butterfly Goodied, Butterfly Loach, Cardinal Tetras, Clown Loaches, and many more! My aquarium will be a fun environment that is safe for all ages. Families will be able to come and view exotic fish from all over the world. We will have a variety of tanks that include salt water and fresh water animals. There will be fish and many other types of animals. The tanks will also include exotic underwater plants and coral. The aquarium will have a flowing theme of a tropical island with exotic experiences. (mission statement) The Employment will be: (production and operation plan) The fish will be bought and taken care of by a select few individuals. People will be hired to clean the tanks, feed the fish and monitor the water to ensure the safety and lifespan of the fish. Other individuals will run the front of the aquarium. These individuals will help quest pay admission...
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...game fish and taste delicious. Most of the cobia you’ll find in the market comes from aquaculture operations. In the wild, cobia are rarely seen in large groups, so only a small amount is wild-caught. Commercial fishermen do not specifically target cobia and only harvest them incidentally when fishing for other species. China is the leading producer of farmed cobia. Other nations are developing technology to produce cobia, so global production of cobia will likely expand in the future. Ocean-cage operations are under way in Panama, the Bahamas, Vietnam, and Central America. In the United States, a freshwater facility in Virginia is producing and marketing farmed cobia, and research efforts are ongoing to enhance commercial aquaculture of cobia and demonstrate its technical and economic feasibility. LOOKING AHEAD Attaining a maximum length of 2 m (78 in) and maximum weight of 78 kg (172 lb), the cobia has an elongated fusiform (spindle-shaped) body and a broad, flattened head. The eyes are small and the lower jaw projects slightly past the upper. Fibrous villiform teeth line the jaws, the tongue, and the roof of the mouth. The body of the fish is smooth with small scales. It is dark brown in color, grading to white on the belly with two darker brown horizontal bands on the flanks. The stripes are more prominent during spawning, when they darken and the background color lightens. The large pectoral fins are normally carried horizontally, perhaps helping the fish attain...
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...kingdom the species must be multi-celled, eukaryotic, rely on other organisms for nourishment, some type of skeletal support, show levels of some type of organization, cells made for particular functions, ingest and digest food, and reproduce sexually. Research will be done on two mammals, two insects, two birds and two fish. This research will show just how diverse the Earth is. Mammals: Zebras and Rabbits Zebras and rabbits belong to the Animal Kingdom; however, they belong to different orders. The zebra belongs to the Perissodactyla order because they have hooves. Horses and donkeys belong to the same order as the zebra. The rabbit belongs to the lagomorpha order because they have long ears and they have four teeth on the upper jaw. Hares and pikas also belong to the same order as the rabbit. There are some similarities and differences in characteristics when it comes to the zebra and the rabbit. The two things they have in common would be that they both graze on grass for food and they both reproduce sexually. One difference would be their appearance. Rabbits are small and come in other colors. Zebras are rather large and have black and white stripes all over their body. Another difference would be that rabbits move by hoping, whereas the zebra moves by walking. The two are so different, yet alike. Insects: Butterfly and Bumble Bees Both the...
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...too! From catching fish! During the spawning period the bass are somewhat easy to catch. Most of them are in the shallows. This eliminates ninety percent of the water you have to check to find fish. You only have a small number of tactics you have to try before you pattern the fish. The post spawn period is a whole new ballgame. When you go to the shallows to try for those easy fish that were there last week, you will be lucky to have a ten percent success ratio. Most of the...
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...that I found him. He was still in the egg and my wife was no where to be found. Earlier in the day we swam down to the plethora of kids we were going to have and were deciding on what to name them. Coral my wife wanted at least one of the kids name to be Nemo. I preferred to keep it simple and wanted to name half of the kids Marlin Jr. and the other half Coral Jr. after both of our names. I really didn’t care at the time and in the back of my mind I liked the name Nemo. Well that evening we were outside our anemone. We just bought the house and we needed a place to raise the kids we were going to happen. We saw a huge fish on the horizon and it seemed hungry from my eyes and I never liked big fish being a little clownfish. I told Coral to get into the house but she didn’t listen she charged for the eggs and the fish did the same. I tried to protect her but the fish knocked me into a big rock and I blacked out. I woke up sometime later in the same position I was in. I was dazed and confused but I recollected my thoughts and got up. I went searching for my wife and the kids but no matter where I looked I couldn’t find them. Then out of the corner of my eye I saw something. It was one of my eggs from earlier. I swam over and picked it up in my fins. I was happy at least there was one of them left so I wasn’t alone. I have had issues in the past with depression and loneliness. So I often made friends since a young age. Without hesitation I gave the egg his name and his name...
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...bright rays of light coming from the sun, and refreshing soft breeze enveloping our skin. Not far from here, you can hear the mooing from a group of robust, spotted cattle nibbling the grass. There are farmers getting tractors ready for work in the fields. I am sitting in the front of the boat reading a book, while Stephon is casting away his bait ready to catch another fish. He is standing at the back of the boat for a wide open cast. Yet his back is straight and at ease, because he is doing one of his favorite hobbies, facing me. His arms sway smoothly with every cast far away from the boat, enjoying the dynamic between the bait and the fish. In addition the water is so clear, which makes it simple to spot the fish leaping for the bait. After a while I put down the book, and decide to fish as well. The fishing pole is an Ugly Stik model, six and a half feet long, equipped with a cork handle. My bait is a half ounce swim jig head; about five inches long, camouflaged green, purple and orange skirt, with a black and white swimbait tail. With my distant cast, combined with a slow reeling, I eagerly anticipate a fish to make the mistake to fall for my...
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