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Burgess, Matthew G, Stephen Polasky, and David Tilman. "Predicting Overfishing and Extinction
a) Burgess, Polasky, and Tillmans article lay a groundwork for the basis and definition
overfishing for the reader and provides identifiers and predictors for species and
essay. This data, along with its advice to prevent overharvesting also provide
c) This article was published through the National Academy of Sciences, a non-profit,
Academy, in that members are elected each year by current members. Matthew G.
Burgess has published multiple academic articles regarding fisheries and ocean
Freedman, Irith. "Cultural Specificity in Food Choice the Case of Ethnography in Japan." Appetite
that celebrates unique food and the tourism surrounding it. The demand for these
unique tastes and flavors drive local fishing and farming industries around the island.
b) The establishment of a definition for a traditional Japanese diet is imperative for the
demand will show the impact on how food suppliers obtain and distribute their food.
publishes over 400,000 peer reviewed articles per year. Freedmans article followed
the normal path of publication, which involves a review process before publication.
Goto, Keiko, et al. Globalization, Localization and Food Culture: Perceived Roles of Social and
Cultural Capitals in Healthy Child Feeding Practices in Japan. 21 Vol. , 2014. edswss;
EBSCOHost. Web.
a) Keikos article outlines the how conscientious Japanese parents are in regards to
feeding their children. This study showed mothers instilling healthy eating practices
and cultural eating manners at a young age. This requires fresh food for their
b) The article underlines the common japanese need for fresh food. This demand drives
the fishing economy and emphasizes the role of fishing markets in Japanese culture.
c) This study was translated to english and published through Sage Publications, an
established peer reviewed publisher that aims to be the worlds leading independent
academic publisher.
Gump, Steven E. "Food Culture in Japan." Southeast Review of Asian Studies (2006): 237. Web.
a) This book written by Stephen Gump is exactly what it says it is. It perfectly describes
the food culture in Japan, with descriptions of how the Japanese view food as an
b) This demand for unique foods and textures take a toll on small fish populations, such
as the Bluefin tuna. This need for rare fish provides enough for fisheries to overfish
c) Gumps publisher, the Southeast Conference Association for Asian Studies describes
itself as, The Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (SEC/AAS)
of Asia in the southeastern region of the United States. Each article or book is
Ichii, T., et al. "Impacts of Extensive Driftnet Fishery and Late 1990s Climate Regime Shift on
Dominant Epipelagic Nekton in the Transition Region and Subtropical Frontal Zone:
Implications for Fishery Management." Progress in Oceanography 150 (2017): 35-47. Web.
fish and squid in the north pacific, and how japanese fisheries have affected their
stock. They have tracked these populations from 1979 to 2005, and judging if these
Elsevier submits a large quantity of academic articles each year. Also, each of the
authors work for research agencies such as, National Fisheries Research Institute
and, Fisheries Research Agency as well as other japanese government run fishery
research agencies.
"Japan is Losing Out in the Pacific Fish Wars." Nikkei Asian Review Sep 28, 2017 Print.
a) This article outlines how Japanese fisheries are now facing competition from China
and North Korea. This increase in competition leads to corner cutting and less
regulation, since there are 3 countries competing for the same fish. The populations
sought after are now more vulnerable to overfishing since China and North Korea
b) Instead of overfishing being solely internal, this article portrays the problem of
illegal fishing operations and are in more danger than ever, as tragedy of the
this publication specializes in asian economic and political affairs, and writes for an
a) This article predicts that, according to current harvesting techniques, the Pacific
bluefin Tunas future looks grim. They propose a solution to limiting the harvesting of
this species in order to ensure a healthy relationship between fisheries and their
product.
b) Their plan to limit the harvesting of PBT is a relevant solution for overfishing in
general, and is applicable to not only japan but the rest of the world.
c) This publisher is very familiar regarding the rest of my essay: Elsevier being an
a) This article explores why overexploitation happens and analyzes the roles the
b) The question I posed before, if overfishing was a chicken vs egg dilemma is solved in
this article. The exploration of the relationship between declining populations and
fisheries can show what will happen to the bluefin tuna and it's fishers.
c) This article was published through a familiar publisher: Elsevier. Their commitment
to scholarly articles and peer review makes them an established source for
academic information.
Pramod, Ganapathiraju, Tony J. Pitcher, and Gopikrishna Mantha. "Estimates of Illegal and
Bureaucracy is actually at fault for this exploitation as they hinder the ability for
publications makes them a trusted source. These authors are professors in relevant
Yonezaki, Shiroh, Masashi Kiyota, and Hiroshi Okamura. "Long-Term Ecosystem Change in the
Western North Pacific Inferred from Commercial Fisheries and Top Predator Diet." Deep-
a) This article outlines the impact of varying degrees of overfishing and natural disasters have
b) The information provided in this article provides relevant historical context for my essay
throughout the years, and shows how each population has been affected by different
variables.
c) This publisher: Elsevier is a trusted private academic, peer reviewed publisher committed to
furthering knowledge and accurate information. These authors have expertise in zoology,
So far my essay seems to be going *ahem* swimmingly. I need to work out a few details and
relate each source to the main summary correctly. I have never written a research paper before
so I am learning as I go. My strongest parts of my essay so far are my personal anecdotes, I
just need to get the quantitative data to the same level as my stories.