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 good because it banned for a reason. They are not banning it because they want to, they are banning it because they need to. Also if it $100 000, people aren't going to fish there because they are to scared to have to pay $100 000. If it was less people wouldn't care as much. Also because there is going to be no fish left and then there will be no fish left to fish. This is what I personally think.
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).
-Grey River-
1) The first river is the Grey River in Greymouth, West Coast, Nz.
2)The grey river travels down past the Blaketown and Cobden Tiphead, and into the Tasman sea.
3) The river is getting helped by people stopping with plastic and the Grey District council has a wastewater scheme to provide separation and treatment for sewage.
-Waimakariri River-
1)The second river is Waimakariri River in North Canterbury.
1)The second river is Waimakariri River in North Canterbury.
2) The river rises on the eastern flanks of the Southern Alps, eight kilometres southwest of Arthur's Pass. As the river approaches the Canterbury Plains, it passes through a belt of mountains, and is forced into a narrow canyon (the Waimakariri George). It then enters the Pacific north of Christchurch, near the town of Kaiapoi.
3) I couldn't find anything, so I don't think they have tried to improve it.
Activity 3: Faded Glory [5 points]
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, made up of 2900 individual reefs. It is so big that it can actually be seen from space! The reef is located on the east coast of Australia and many people believe that it is millions and millions of years old. For most of its life, the reef has been a healthy, vibrant ecosystem. Over the past thirty years, however, it has changed dramatically. Much of the beautiful bright coral has become bleached and has lost its colour. Sections of the reef have also been damaged by tourists, cyclones and the introduction of new, damaging invasive species.
The Australian government is working to protect and preserve the reef. Each year they spend about $200 million dollars repairing and protecting the reef. It is a lot of money and they could really use some help raising the money (funds) required to repair the reef. This is where you come in!
On your blog, list three different ideas or strategies for raising funds to preserve the Great Barrier Reef. What could you do to fund raise here in New Zealand?
My first idea for fund raising is to get sponsored to do a run and everything that I get will go towards the great barrier reef. My second idea would be a market. Lastly I would do a raffle and school children all bring something to school, to go towards it.
Hi Caitlyn
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the rule for over fishing. I think they will be doing this for a reason too. And therefore it should be abided by. The fine should be that much as people are more likely to take notice if it is a really big fine. If it was a small amount then they would just take no notice and carry on doing it. And it would't help the problem at all.
Do you go fishing with your family at all? Do you like to eat fish?
I love to eat it but we are not a fishing family.
It is great that they have finally taken some steps to clean up the Grey river in Greymouth. That now the sewage is separated and not going into the river. We should always do more to look after the environment and stopping rubbish like plastic is a good thing.
I like the idea of the fun run to raise money for the Barrier Reef. What a great idea. You could have different sections to get more people to enter. You could even have a teams relay event with it. Then get people to get sponsorship for it and give the money to the cause. It would be a lot of organising but it would be worth it in the end.
Well done Caitlyn this is another great effort for this activity. I am enjoying reading all your work.
Keep it up
Until next time
Allie :)
Kia Ora Caitlyn!
ReplyDeleteActivity 1:
I totally agree with you! Being charged for overfishing I think is really fair. Being charged for overfishing would help people learn not to over fish and to think twice about how they are slowly changing the oceans. Imagine if everyone who likes to fish and goes fishing over fished each time they fished, imagine how fast the fill would decrease in numbers.
Activity 2:
Polluted rivers are getting worse and worse. I have seen the Grey River dozens of times! Only because I live in the town as well as you where this river runs through. I always go to the tip head in Blaketown and look at the river every sunday with ym family or I bike down. Isn't it horrible and such dirty water. I have never seen the Waimakariri river before. Have you? What did it look like? how bad was it?
Activity 3:
These are great ideas on what you would do to fundraise money to try and help the Great Barrier Reef. A runs a great idea to raise money to anyone who would want to participate and help the Great Barrier Reef. If the run was help somewhere where would you have it?
Keep up the great work Caitlyn!
-Ka Pai!
-Jennae