4b) visual observations as the sample is brought near the side of the flame, in the flame, and out of the flame, 4c) odor as the fibres burn, 4d) characteristics of the ash including the colour and texture. 4e) The man-made fibers will decompose and melt. much quicker than either the animal or vegetable fibers.
Bluefin tuna swim in a holding pen in Australia. A conservation group has named three fish species that it says are at risk of extinction. The fish are threatened because of overfishing to meet the worldâs growing demand for food.
Recent sampling in the South Atlantic rock shrimp fishery found 166 species of finfish, 37 crustacean species, and 29 other species of invertebrate among the bycatch in the trawls. Another sampling of the same fishery over a two-year period found that rock shrimp amounted to only 10% of total catch weight.