One Fish, Two Fish, Dead Fish, No Fish.

Nice title, I know. Thank you.

The fish are being over hunted. It's plain and simple as that. Japan and Norway are vigorously out there, capturing, killing, and selling fish on the market. But will they end all this when the fish become endangered? Most likely not. With this as their jobs, they depend on the money made from selling their catch to support their households and family. But does this make it right? I don't believe it does.

When watching Open Oceans, Empty Nets, I frequently cringed. As the people could just cut off the heads and tails of those poor fish, and throw their frozen bodies against the ground, I could bring myself to feel joy at all. It would have been odd if I felt joy during this film anyways. Point is, it really had an impact on me. Whoever had put together the movie really wanted to appeal to the audience's ethos, and capture their emotional mind to force that information of how the fish are quickly depleting in the world. I believe it is horrifying how fishermen are capturing fish. Especially with the trawling method, they are destroying the ocean floor as well as killing aquatic species. Sure, it is a quicker way to go about things, but it doesn't make it right!

One positive note I was happy about, was how there are fishermen still that use more traditional, healthy ways to catch their fish. And to know that there is a label at the fish market saying that this fish was caught using those good methods is nice to recognize. I do eat fish, even though I'm a vegetarian, I have to because I am anemic, we think. But watching that video made me not want to even go near fish for that weekend. It was horrible, and so sad. I have no jokes for it today..

National Geographic Awesome Stuff

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101130-best-of-2010-science-nature-pictures-news-fish-hands/#/skink-evolves-live-birth-eggs_25436_600x450.jpg
Please. Look at that link, and tell me the lizard isn't the coolest thing you've seen today (thus far). Stumbling upon this image of a yellow-bellied three toed skink, found along the warm coastal lowlands of New South Whales, this australian amphibian has made a huge change in the way of its evolutionary pattern. Instead of laying eggs to produce its young, it has started giving live birth. Imagine this little skink laying there, giving live birth as if a dog would to its pups. I found it strange to picture, but incredible, all the same. This is interesting, because it is a discovery in what new things these creatures are starting to do. Who knows, in a couple years they could evolve even furthur to grow wings and fly. Probably not, but tell me THAT isn't cool to imagine either.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101130-best-of-2010-science-nature-pictures-news-fish-hands/#/new-handfish-species-pink_20881_600x450.jpg
A fish with hands. Seriously, no, it's a real thing. The pink handfish is a newly named species of 'walking fish', who use their fins instead to move around the ocean floor like legs and hands over the traditional swimming method. Apparently, the world knows of 14 types of handfish at the moment, all of which can be found in the shallow, coastal waters of southeastern Australia. It seems Australia gets all the good species, pretty crazy looking ones that I like to gawk at, especially for this assignment, as it is my job to do so. I found this interesting because a handfish could be something I could have come up with by doodling in my notebook. To see that something so surreal is actually REAL, again, evolution is pretty amazing, and that just goes to prove it.

Oh, and here are some bonus AWESOME photos of new species I looked up. They're pretty amazing, and crazy looking, if you ask me. Enjoy.

SUPER TINY FROG {new class pet, plz?kthnx.}
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/photogalleries/101006-papua-new-guinea-species-tube-nosed-bat-science-animal-pictures/#/papua-new-guinea-new-species-camouflaged-frog_27191_600x450.jpg

HUGE HEADED ANT {Ew.}
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/photogalleries/101006-papua-new-guinea-species-tube-nosed-bat-science-animal-pictures/#/papua-new-guinea-new-species-ants_27186_600x450.jpg

INSECT THAT LIKES TO POKE YOUR EYES {Ow..}
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/photogalleries/101006-papua-new-guinea-species-tube-nosed-bat-science-animal-pictures/#/papua-new-guinea-new-species-brown-katydid_27187_600x450.jpg

OPPOSSUM WITH A FEATHER FOR A TAIL {Bird-Oppossum?..}
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/photogalleries/101006-papua-new-guinea-species-tube-nosed-bat-science-animal-pictures/#/papua-new-guinea-new-species-mammal_27190_600x450.jpg

Here's the best one.. Don't get too excited, try to stay calm..
YODA BAT {Oh.My.God.}
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/photogalleries/101006-papua-new-guinea-species-tube-nosed-bat-science-animal-pictures/#/papua-new-guinea-new-species-bat_27185_600x450.jpg