Mcnammee, Jason. “Asset Management Plan.” Public Sector Property Asset Management Ngwira/Public Sector Property Asset Management (2016): 151-70. 5 Jan. 2016. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.

In Rhode Island fisheries announced they want a deduction in the amount of summer flounder caught. In 2016 8.12 million pounds of flounder were caught commercially, and a recreational 5.42 million pounds were caught. This will help recover this fish’s population as a study showed that from 2008-2016 these “fluke” had been overfished from 2008-2016. The fisheries called for a 30% reduction in fish caught. This was because they wanted to reduce fish mortality and improve its stock biomass.

This relates to environmental science as a tragedy of the commons. When their is no regulation on the amount of fish being caught, people will try to catch as much fish as they can, due to the fact that they will make more money. This can deplete how many fish in the lake to the point where the fish will become extinct. This will screw up the ecosystem due to the fact that it will allow smaller fish that are normally eaten by the flounder to grow.

Arphipken, Alexander. “Octopus and Squid Populations Exploding Worldwide.” Scientific American Blog Network. N.p., 25 May 2016. Web. 11 Sept. 2016.

Octopus and squid populations are increasing very rapidly in a short period of time. The vacant space left by the overfishing of the top predators of the ecosystem lets some types of sea creatures to increase in population. That is exactly what has happened to the Cephalopods or to be more specific; squid, octopus, and cuttlefish. These cephalopds die quickly and produce a lot of offspring. They are able to adapt to their environment faster than other creatures, and as a result we are seeing a spike in population.

This relates to the environment as when one thing increases in an ecosystem it can set off a system’s equilibrium. If the cephalopods population increase then their prey will decrease. Fish that eat cephalopods will also have an easier time. This could also drive some species at the lower end of the food chain extinct.

Sneed, Annie. “Regulators Put Limits on Fish No One Wants To Eat.” Scientific American Blog Network. N.p., 23 Aug. 2016. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.

There has been a limit put on how much “forage fish” will be caught. These fish are not eaten by humans, but they are eaten by fish such as tuna, sea-bass, and halibut. They eat single celled plankton, at the bottom of the food chain, making them the middlemen between the bigger fish and the plankton. As people seafood intake increases, these fish will be processed into fish meal and fish oil. The potential consequences of having these fish go extinct is too high.

This relates to Environmental Science, because these forage fish are part of a very meticulously constructed ecosystem. If they go extinct then so will some species of fish who only eat forage fish as their meals. This can have tragic consequences on the Ecosystem. This will also allow single-celled plankton to increase, which would not be good for ocean health.

In Rhode Island fisheries announced they want a deduction in the amount of summer flounder caught. In 2016 8.12 million pounds of flounder were caught commercially, and a recreational 5.42 million pounds were caught. This will help recover this fish’s population as a study showed that from 2008-2016 these “fluke” had been overfished from 2008-2016. The fisheries called for a 30% reduction in fish caught. This was because they wanted to reduce fish mortality and improve its stock biomass.

This relates to environmental science as a tragedy of the commons. When their is no regulation on the amount of fish being caught, people will try to catch as much fish as they can, due to the fact that they will make more money. This can deplete how many fish in the lake to the point where the fish will become extinct. This will screw up the ecosystem due to the fact that it will allow smaller fish that are normally eaten by the flounder to grow.