Professor Ann Chen
Carlo G
Feb 18, 2019
A Four-Century Retrospective of Marine Fauna and Fisheries Around New York City contains detailed information pertaining to the diversity of marine animals in NYC. The article also reveals the impact on marine animal population caused by human preference on fish consumption over the course of time. It got me further intrigued because my home country, Indonesia, is basically a bunch of islands and that fish consumption is inevitable. However, many people still use a conventional fishing method that is harmful to not only marine life but also the ecosystem. They use a bomb instead of fishnet to capture fish. As a result, corrals are oftentimes damaged and long-term marine life is put in danger. And the decrease in marine population in this article is something that I can relate to.
Whereas an article by WCS provides more basic information pertaining to marine life and the damages that humankind has created; in a more straightforward way. Furthermore, the article also includes information about projects they’re currently working on. They’re spreading awareness regarding marine life through various projects that target people at a young age. I think it’s a smart move to target young people as their consistent attempts to preserve ocean can last long.
The Ainu: Beyond The Politics of Cultural Coexistence is basically about the indigenous people of Japan that was confronted with the cultural revolution. The way I understand this article is how the Ainu wants their cultures to remain and coexist with modernization instead of being eliminated.