Essays on Fishing

As a great man once said, “Give a man a fish; he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish; you will find bait in the fridge.” Deep-sea fishing was once necessary for survival, but is now mainly commercialized. Fish fossils discovered in archaeological digs show that early humans fished in the ocean…

Executive Summary This proposal will be based on a fishing regulation in Florida. This proposal would be sent to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The problem commercial fishermen are facing is that there is a regulation that states that in order to catch a mahi mahi it needs to have a size limit…

On September 6, 1620, 102 men, women and children from England boarded a small cargo boat called the Mayflower and set sail for the New World. The passengers left their homes in England in search of religious freedom from the King of England. Today they are known as pilgrims. After braving two months at sea,…

There are hundreds of thousands of discourse communities in the world. As explained by a researcher and an educator, John Swales, “A discourse community is a group of people involved in, and communicating about a particular topic, issue, or in a particular field.” With this definition of a discourse community, I belong in multiple discourse…

Overhunting is the practice or the act of killing wild animals as game or sport. Overgrazing is to allow animals to graze with no limitation, which results in damaging the vegetation cover. Overfishing is non-sustainable use of sea resources, because of the over capturing of fish. We humans have been killing animals for survival since…

Most recreational fishers adhere to the catch and release method of fishing. Catch and release is what the phrase sounds like: catch a fish and then release it back into where it was caught instead of taking the fish away. This method of fishing is done by choice and its done to abide by laws….