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http://www.al.com/news/beaches/index.ssf/2014/11/florida_governor_us_supreme_co.html
- For some time now Florida has been losing their oysters due to the high sodium levels in their bay. This is causing the oysters to die and the fish industry to plummet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared a fishery disaster in which they might need to shut the whole area down for safety. Georgia argues that this water is needed to be used by humans first then the oysters. Many Floridians want to fight for the future of these oysters because it is their livelihood. If there are not any oysters then the state will see a huge economic downfall.
The government needs to come up with a balance otherwise both parties will keep fighting with each other. If the water could somehow be regulated more closely with systems that could give the correct amounts of water to each party then they won’t have to play victim of not having enough water. The EPA also needs to intervene to make sure that the oysters are being taken care of and not become endangered.
This issue is very relevant to our economy and the environment which is something unfortunately that we as a globe will become all too familiar with. However, as sad as this issue is, the inconvenient truth is that many people will not take action until environmental issues threaten the economy, so now we must act.
It would be very sad to see an economic downfall due to the lack of oysters. But why are the sodium levels so high? Why does it mater if the humans use the water or the oysters first, isn’t the sodium level the reason why the oysters are dying?