Funny Fish

Everyone loves those fast food mystery fish sandwiches, but have you ever stopped to consider what might be in them? The answer is Pollock, a small, cheap, and greasy fish.
The Pollock is harvested is even more disgusting then the fish itself. Huge commercial ships suck huge schools of Pollock up. The fish are then be-headed and ground up, bones and all. The fish purée is the frozen into blocks and shipped to your local fast food place, where you get it on a piece of bread with cheese and tarter sauce. It's not very appetizing if you ask me.
Although, Pollock may not sound appetizing to us, it is a major part of the food chain. For example, Pollock is a major part of a Stellar Sea Lion's diet. Because we take huge amounts of Pollock from the ocean, all that is left for them is the blood and heads the boats leave behind. Because, of our actions Stellar Sea lions have become endangered. Orcas also greatly depended on Pollock at one time. No that there is no Pollock left they are turning to smaller parts of their diet such as, Sea Lions and Sea Otters, to sustain them. Thus, the populations of both the Orcas and their prey become diminished.
There are a lot of ways you can help. For starters, don't buy any fast food fish, unless you know exactly where it comes from. A good rule of thumb is don't eat any fish sandwich that is shaped like a square. I used to have a marine biology teacher named Mr. Jordon who would say, "Have you ever seen a square fish?" Also, don't buy any super market fish that says fishmeal or Pollock. This fish is just as bad as the fast food fish. And finally, help lobby for new fishing laws that restrict hazardous types of fishing, like the fishing of Pollock.
We, as a country, need to be more environmentally aware and realize every little action affects the environment and ultimately our futures.