Below are some of the questions I would like to begin digging into and possible form my concentration from: How, where, and how much is Aquaculture practiced in Japan? What are the fish species that compose the majority of Japan’s fish consumption? How are salmon connected with East Asia and the West Coast of the Americas? […]
Archives for September 2015
日本の漁労 – Japan’s Fisheries
日本食わ魚が豚、牛、鳥肉より大いので、毎日鮭や綱やほかの魚を食べるのわ日本でわ普通(ふつう)です。だが日本でわこの魚が大い食欲(しょくよく)わ持続可能(じぞくかのう)でしょうか? 次世代(じせだい)わ私みたいにおじいさんと魚釣(魚つり)に行けますか、2050年のときわもはや魚わ日本海から消失(しょしつ)してますか?今から私わこのしつもんの答えをさがすつもりでENVSを続(つづ)きます。 In Japanese cuisine, fish dominates other meats such as pork, beef, and even chicken, so much so that eating salmon, tuna, or other fish everyday is considered normal. However, is this insatiable appetite for fish in Japan sustainable? Will future generations be able to, like I did when I was young, go fishing with […]
Lab 1 ENVS 220: RVNA MicroClimates
Background: We studied how altitude and canopy cover affects microclimate factors, specifically temperature, humidity, and dew point within the River View Natural Area (RVNA), a 146 acre public-use park characterized by mixed deciduous and evergreen species and located in southwest Portland, Oregon. According to Cornell University, a microclimate is the climate of a small area and […]
Reflections on the Past 3 Years as a Student of Biology, and Moving Forward
Within the last 3 years, I have grown tremendously as both a person and a student of Biology, yet I am find that I am still intrigued and affected by even the smallest things. This first week of classes at Lewis & Clark College has proven exactly this. An ENVS assignment earlier this week required […]