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= Freshwater Lakes Conservation =

There are many negative and positive effects that humans have on freshwater lakes. One of the negative effects is when people dump chemicals and waste products into lakes. This kills of fish and other organisms living in the area. A positive effect that humans have made for freshwater lakes is that if we did not go fishing, the fish population would be out of control. If we did not fish, too many fishes would be in freshwater lakes and that would lead to a lack of food. That would be bad because they couldn't relocate either since they are stuck in that lake.

There are many problems freshwater lakes have to deal with. One problem is pollution, people litter and pour chemicals into freshwater lakes everyday. One of the most famous freshwater lakes pollution stories is Lake Erie; a freshwater lake that once was so dirty no one could go in the water, but with the help of thousands of volunteers, is cleaned up and people go boating and swimming in it everyday. Another issue in lakes is overfishing. Even though fishing can help to make sure the population does not over inflate, it can also be harmful if it is overdone. This could bring the population in a lake dangerously low, or even possibly drive a species to extinction.

There are many solutions to these problems, but we will one give you a few. To help stop runoff, you could stop using pesticides and fertilizers. To stop pollution, simply don't throw trash into a freshwater lake. If we could throw away trash and at least reduce the use of household chemicals, freshwater lakes would be a better place for humans and fish. There are also many solutions to over fishing, such as, not fishing to often especially in lakes that are under populated. Also if an endangered fish is caught it should be thrown back instead of kept so the species doesn't go extinct.





Ashley B.

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