Who doesn't like fish? Everyone has to like fish. And recently, due to efforts from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the menhaden fish have been put under watch in order to protect them from fishermen. Now not many people eat menhaden, or better yet even know what a menhaden is, but it plays an important role in the oceanic food chain. The menhaden is a main dietary source of the blue fish and striped bass, two of the tasty fish that we humans like to dine on. For me, I love fish and often go fishing over the summer where I spend my time down the cape in North Falmouth. The blue fish and striped bass are the two main fish that I catch when I'm down there, and they're pretty good if I do say so myself.
The author of this source appears to agree with me on my dietary selections, or at least on the idea of saving the menhaden at least. He shows many examples where he believes that the actions taken by the Commission are the right thing to do, and he seemingly approves of everything that is being done. In order to raise awareness in this article of the danger that is truly occurring in our oceans, the author uses certain statistics to show the descending numbers of the menhaden, which efficiently are able to prove his point that something must be done.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/opinion/protection-for-the-ocean-food-chain.html?_r=1&ref=editorials
i like fish
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