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  • Fins Coelacanths
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    The coelacanth is an amazing creature full of mystery and exciting discoveries. It was once thought to be extinct for more than 360 million years ago until one was caught in 1938. Its scientific name is Latimeria ch alumnae. An adult coelacanth can grow at least to 180 cm in length and weigh 98 kg and each fish has a distinctive pattern of pinkish white blotches that enables scientists to separate one individual from another. The coelacanth has several very recognizable anatomical features. The ...
  • Big Fish Of Media Corporations
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    Merging Media Corporations are in recent days becoming ever more controversial for the fact they control a massive amount of information reaching the public. With the recent merging of ABC and Disney, concern has grown about whether the information from all the news programs and magazines might not be telling the whole story all of the time. Picture this: An ocean full of small fish, all competing at the same level. All of a sudden a larger fish swallows up a few of the smaller fish for lunch. A...
  • 667 G 34 E 1998 69
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    When people hear the phrase "oil spill: they think a bunch of black stuff all in the water. Well there is a lot more to it then just that. It is an economical disaster as well as an environmental one. As you read along you will see how devastating this one oil spill, the Exxon Valdez, really was compared to others. Whether you, as the reader believe it or just think it is something that is none of you concern and happened 10 years ago is completely up to you. I think that your mind will change a...
  • River Runs Through It Fly Fishing
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    A River Runs Through It Fly fishing is not what this story is all about, although it might seem so at first. Neither is it about religion, even though the father's first line is: 'In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing. ' Yes, these two things are themes that run through the story and add to its power. But there is so much more. It depicts a place of beauty, history, myth, and mystery, it is a triangle of earth in Montana where the writer grew up. And it captures...
  • Disastrous For Rocky Point's Fishing Industry
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    The Transition of Puerto Pe asco Puerto Pe asco, Mexico, or to us gringos known as Rocky Point, began its life close to 90 years ago. In the 1920's Puerto Pe asco was known as Cerro de Pe asco and was merely a temporary camp for passing fishermen. Over the years that small fishing camp began to develop into a full fledged fishing community and Americans began to notice the potential of the area as a tourist destination. Presently Rocky Point is in a transitional phase, drifting away from its roo...
  • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
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    Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ABSTRACT In March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the hull, and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the following weeks, many things transpired. This paper will discuss the cleanup, the damage, and the results of the biggest oil spill in United States history. On March 24, 1989, in Prince William Sound Alaska, the Exxon Valdez was moving South...
  • Smell
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    Smells As I exit the 10 UN building and step onto Market, the bleach-cleaned smells of the classroom walls leave my nose. Of course a million other scents take it's place: The heavy, spicy smell of a man begging for change; the sour, acidic scent of the disinfected fountain water; the charred, dusty smell of exhaust fluttering by. I make my way down the sidewalk and into the farmer's market. The sweet aroma of a baker's stand fills my nose, only to be replaced a second later by the equally pleas...
  • Populations Of Chinook Salmon
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    Chinook Salmon Environmental Science Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Among the many kinds of fish harvested each year by commercial fisheries is the Oncorhynchus or Chinook salmon. The United States catches an averages of about three hundred million pounds of salmon each year. However some Chinook salmon have been recently listed as threatened. Man has been the main cause for the decline in Chinook salmon populations. The populations of Chinook salmon have declined for several reasons. Hydropower a...
  • My Father During Fishing Trips
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    Neolithic is of or relating to the cultural periods of the Stone Age beginning around 10,000 B.C. in the Middle East and later elsewhere, characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone artifacts. The Neolithic Period is also called the New Stone Age. Many water pots and ceramic figures were found in the ruins of Neolithic society plots of earth. People of Neolithic times made many artifacts that were symbolic of their ways of life and culture such as water pots,...
  • Small Fish
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    Thick clumps of green palmettos, countless palms, towering oaks, and other lush vegetation surround the peacefully flowing Blue Springs run that offers its visitors a truly natural taste of Florida. Upon closer inspection of the run itself, it appears to be home to many different beautiful and unique aquatic wildlife creatures. Indeed, an incredible diversity of life abounds within its waters. Extremely small fish swim beside other much larger fish, which all appear to live in harmony with the p...
  • Range Of The Redfin Pickerel
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    Description: The Redfin pickerel has 15 to 36 dark, wavy vertical bars and reddish-orange lower fins. The coloration is much the same as that of chain pickerels, a dark backward slanting bar below the eye. The snout is shorter and broader than any other pickerel. There are normally 11 to 13 branchiosstegal rays under the lower jaw. The cheek and gill covers are completely covered in scales. They weigh up to one and a half pounds, which is the world record to this day. They have an average length...
  • Air Stone Part In The Aquarium
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    Anyone can keep fishes, no matter how small their home, and they are particularly suitable for apartment-dwellers, especially those in high rise blocks where the keeping of other pets may be impractical or even prohibited. There are other advantages too; Fish won't need exercising, They do not disturb your home with messy fur or feathers, They can not escape like other pet reptiles, They can not make noises. All you need is a space to put your aquarium. Aquariums require a few minutes of your at...
  • Serial Killer Albert Fish
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    AllFr ssays. com Albert Fish Serial murder is defined by the National Institute of Justice as a 'series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually but not always, by one offender acting alone. The crimes may occur over a period of time ranging from hours to years. Quite often the motive is psychological, and the offender's behavior and the physical evidence observed at the crime scenes will reflect sadistic, sexual overtones. ' This definition perfectly describes serial killer...
  • Separation Of The Physical And Spiritual Fish
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    The novel Cloudstreet, written by Tim Winton, is a powerfulL, moving and epic tale of two separate dysfunctional families and the hardships of life they are put through. The families, the Lambs and the Pickles, go through different situations however, end up both moving to Subiaco to escape and start over. With number one Cloudstreet being both their residence for the next twenty years, the families learn to communicate with one another and overcome the evident separation of them, thus resulting...
  • Great Fish
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    The Old Man and The Sea Old Man and The Sea, a great book by Ernest Hemingway, is about a fisherman's struggle to save his career. This book is very different than any other book that I have read. It is different because this book doesn't have multiple events that happen in the story. Santiago, an old fisherman, goes out fishing and hooks a giant marlin. The book explains his struggle to kill the fish and bring it back home. The book symbolizes the struggle of the author to write a great book. S...
  • Santiago's Young Fishing Companion The Marlin
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    The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Type of Work: Symbolic drama Setting: North Coast of Cuba; early twentieth century Principal Characters: Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman Manolin, a boy, Santiago's young fishing companion The Marlin, a gigantic fish Story Overview: Eighty-four days had passed since Santiago, the old fisherman, had caught a fish, and he was forced to suffer not only the ridicule of younger fishermen, but near-starvation as well. Moreover, Santiago had ...
  • Albacore In The Bay Area
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    Albacore When albacore tuna come to the Bay area, they are the number one sports fish. They are fast, tough, never-give-up fish. There is no limit on the number you can catch and, anglers may catch one fish after another if there is a large school of them. They are found in numbers when the water is usually warm. That means El Nino years bring these fish to our areas. Anglers may land one to two Albacore on a typical tuna trip, but when they are abundant like they were in 1997, anglers may avera...
  • Franklin's Ability To Reason
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    Benjamin Franklin's ideology, manipulation of language, and illustration assert that the ability to reason enables individuals to justify their comportment. "I consulted with my Master Tyr on the taking of every fish as a kind of unprovoked murder... But I had formerly been a great lover of fish, and when it came hot out of the frying pan it smelled admirably well". In this extract Mr. Franklin expresses the fact that he disapproves the consumption of cod, since the fish have not, nor are they a...
  • Fishing With Santiago
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    Title: The Old Man and the Sea Author: Ernest Hemingway Setting: This book takes place in Cuba in the early 1940's Characters Santiago- Santiago is a wise old fisherman. He has been fishing for many years. He loves baseball and is a big fan of "The Great DiMaggio" Manolin- Manolin is a young boy who is a good friend of Santiago. He brings Santiago food when he is hungry. He fishes with Santiago almost every day. Plot Summary: Santiago has not caught a fish for 84 days but since 85 is his lucky n...
  • Santiago's Loyalty To The Great Fish
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    Most of Hemingway's heroes are loners, operating outside the context of family, community, country or the past. Their successes are not victories over hostile forces, but demonstrations, even in defeat, of courage, which Hemingway once defined as "grace under pressure". The old man exemplifies Hemingway's ideal of exhibiting "grace under pressure", as he refuses to submit to the overwhelming obstacles presented by the sea. Santiago's attitude seems to be that although he is faced with tragedy --...

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