SR#1 Save the Swordfish

Yumin Wang
EAP2 A Writer’s Workshop
Summery Response #1

Save the Swordfish

According to Hallowell’s (2001) article “Save the Swordfish,” swordfish is endangered. There are two conservation groups that want to save the swordfish. These groups invite many chefs to join a meeting. They were given a suggestion to stop serving swordfish. At least 25 chefs gave their word to stop severing swordfish this year. And some of them will print the information which is about the activity on their menus. The number of swordfish has become smaller and smaller because of overfishing. The fishermen change of their ways to catch swordfish which resulted in swordfish and other marine animals approaching extinction. Consequently, the alliance wants other big chain restaurants to join them to procure their goal.

It is hard to prevent an economical species to be caught. But we can do our best to help them to prevent extinction, especially swordfish. Activity such as that of the alliance in the article is a good way to save swordfish. We still need to figure out other effective ways to help endangered animals.

Eating habits are hard to be changed. People have eaten swordfish for a long time. It may be difficult to ask people not to eat swordfish. But we can give them a suggestion to eat the other kind of fish replacing swordfish. Fish such as tuna can be bred recently. If we reduce the eating of swordfish, the amount will increase again.

The environmental education is very important. Actually, most people who have eaten swordfish didn’t know the swordfish was endangered. So, letting people know this kind of information is our responsibility. Then more and more people will stop eating swordfish. And our children can learn something since they are in the school life.

To legislate is the most important and effective way to save swordfish. The government can stop overfishing by law. Even all governments of the world can work on it together. The only problem is politics. Many countries don’t want to make laws to stop fishing the swordfish because their need of economic. If these countries are not selfish, saving swordfish will be easy.

In conclusion, saving the swordfish is very important. If swordfish is extinct, the marine life will be influenced. Consequently, we must to take many activities to save it. What we can do by ourselves is to stop eating them and don’t produce pollution to pollute the ocean. In the near future, we can enjoy the swordfish meals again.


Reference

Hallowell, C. (2001, Jun. 24). Save The Swordfish. Time. Retrieved on Oct. 22, 2008 from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,138439,00.html