24 October 2011 Dam the Politics... Save the Salmon There are some things in this world that mean more to us than we can explain. We as human beings have an existential connection to all of mother earth’s creatures. We are approaching a dark time in the Klamath River‚ soon there will be no natural born salmon spawning up what was once one of the rivers that spawned the most salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The salmon that at one time flourished in the Klamath‚ are not able to reach their natural
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Wild Salmon Vs. Farmed Salmon 1 Salmon is the third most consumed seafood in the U.S. (2010). Each person eats about 2 pounds a year. The source of this fish is acquired from two places‚ either a salmon farm or from the wild. There are definite positives and negative to both sources‚ but farmed salmon benefits both the consumer and the environment‚ while wild salmon only benefits the consumer. 2 Farming Salmon is very significant to the market demand. Annually‚ Americans
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Pacific Salmon English 101 4/26/2011 Saving the Pacific Salmon Salmon are one of the most important fish species in the world‚ and in the Pacific Northwest the fish are a way of life for many species of plants and animals‚ including humans. The major problem that humans are facing is that the population of wild salmon is dangerously low as compared to historic numbers due to over-fishing and human degradation (including dams‚ chemical pollution and land use impacts.). Pacific Salmon are now
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Farmed Vs. Wild Salmon Study There has been a lot of controversy concerning the differences between wild caught and farmed raised salmon. With the information I have gathered from my research on these animals I can confidently say that farm raised salmon is much worse for your health and wellbeing compared to wild salmon. Farmed salmon increases diseases such as cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ immune system problems‚ and reproduction disorders. Farmed salmon also are fed a concentrated a
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There are 7 different species of salmon that can be found in the Pacific Ocean‚ each species has a unique appearance and has different habitats but they share many characteristics. Salmon are also a very unique species‚ they are anadromous‚ meaning that their eggs are laid and hatch in freshwater‚ and their youth spend some of their early lives there in freshwater before swimming to the ocean to grow and mature. Pacific salmon spawn only once and dies within days of digging their nest and mating
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was salmon. This protein’s importance was seen in the first salmon ceremony. Here‚ the bones from the season’s first salmon “are taken out of the Columbia River in a gesture of gratitude and respect.” Also‚ found on the flag‚ a colorful salmon can be seen with patterns enveloping it’s body. Rather than being hunted for sport‚ every salmon caught was solely for the nourishment of their bodies. The Europeans‚ however‚ would kill close to any animal just for sport or for its skin. Although salmon was
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Do the benefits of salmon farming outweigh any detrimental effects? Worldwide‚ the salmon farming industry has witnessed extraordinary growth since the 1980’s with Chile‚ Canada‚ Norway and UK emerging as some of the largest producers (Eagle et al‚ 2004). Salmon farming is the process of harvesting salmon in cages or pens‚ usually offshore‚ as opposed to traditional capture fisheries.The economic and food production benefits of salmon farming (Salmo salar) will first be discussed. However there
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genetically modified salmon‚ which is designed to gown continuously instead of seasonally‚ and was approved by the F.D.A. It is the first genetically modified salmon to be sold in the United States. It has been argued by some critics that the studies done on the salmon are inadequate and that not labeling the salmon as genetically modified is dangerous to consumers. The author of the debate‚ Nina Fedoroff‚ is in favor of the G.M.O salmon. First‚ she brings up that wild salmon are in decline because
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White Salmon River Ecosystem Components Jennah Whitney SCI/256 June 10‚ 2013 Katy Mirowsky-Garcia White Salmon River – Ecosystems Components Introduction The existence of Condit Dam has been a blink of time in the history of the White Salmon watershed. Since time immemorial‚ the White Salmon River has originated from the southwestern slope of Mount Adams. The White Salmon River‚m?t ’úla wana‚ was named for the white salmon. White salmon spawned here‚ the salmon eggs grew and went
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Salmon Without Rivers: A Summary The story of the Pacific salmon is a tragic one. Humans have consistently created conditions that threaten the livelihood of the salmon. Yet the salmon continue to fight despite the assault that has taken place on their habitat for over 150 years. In Salmon Without Rivers‚ Jim Lichatowich (1999) explores this assault as well as discusses man’s attempt to restore salmon to the Pacific Northwest. His detailed analysis of the history of the Pacific salmon sheds
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