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The problem of overfishing in the great lakes of developing African countries and a review of current policy

Over the past few decades, overfishing has been identified as one of the main threats to the sustainability of aquatic ecosystems, although policies to regulate it are in place. The current policy implemented by developing African countries with great lakes, such as Zambia and Tanzania, addresses the conservation and sustainable use of fisheries’ resources. This is because the policy emphasizes resource conservation rather than alternatives that would remedy the situation. Hence, the policy needs to be reviewed in order to incorporate measures that would have a positive impact and reduce the depletion of resources that has caused an overfishing problem in lakes.

 

The term overfishing can be defined as the ‘exploitation of the resource beyond the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) as a result of over-intensive fishing as the stock biomass is decreasing’ (Travers et al., 2010). This implies that when a particular species is overfished, either for food or commercial purposes, there is a problem. This is experienced particularly when most of the fishing community in developing African countries depend on fishing as one of their main socio-economic activities and overfishing can lead to loss of employment, income and sources of food.

Fish numbers taken from lakes have undoubtedly increased at an alarming rate over the last 10-15 years, and this threatens the availability of some varieties. A policy with a precautionary approach would reduce the overfishing problems and improve the fishery resource stock. This essay will give an overview of the overfishing problem and explain how it happens. It will attempt to identify the people responsible for this problem, evaluate the current policy on overfishing and recommend how the problem can be reduced.

 

Source:Edited extract from authentic student material.

 

Table 3.

Feature Relevant section of text
introduction to topic  
background information  
Justification  
outline of structure  
definition of key terms  
thesis statement  
writer’s purpose  

 

1.5Look at the introduction for your own project. Identify which features it contains and tick (٧) them in the “My project” column of the table.

 

Feature My project My partner’s project
introduction to topic    
background information    
justification    
outline of structure    
definition of key terms    
thesis statement    
writer’s purpose    

 

Task 2. The language of introductions

2.1 Look again at Introductions 1-5. Underline any expressions or phrases in these introductions that you think might be useful.

Examples:

Introduction 1: By examining the features of bank borrowing, this paper will show that….



Introduction 2: Broadly speaking, the real estate market involves many industries, including construction, commerce, retail and services, …

2.2 Think about how you might use some of these in your own academic writing and write some examples.

By examining the role of the Internet in marketing, this paper will show that …

Broadly speaking, marketing involves the four ‘Ps’: product, price, promotion and place.

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Task 3. Identifying the thesis statement

 

Thå thesis Statement should bå one of the key elements of óîur academic writing. Normally, it should bå included in the introductory part of óîur text and should indicate to óîur råàdårs óîur perspectives or attitude to the topic you àrå introduñing (stance). It may also indicate how óîur ideas àrå organized within the text. À well-expressed thesis statement will help to:

- provide à ñlåàr focus

- direct the råàdår


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