Fish Pollution Essay

Pesticides , heavy metals, and hydrocarbons have been released into the aquatic environment. Pollution in the water has many different effects on fish including their reproduction rates, health of the fish, pollution makes them more sensitive to the toxins in the water, caused them to be more prone to diseases. Diseases that fish are more prone to when affected by pollution are fin/tail rot, gill diseases which includes amoebic gill disease caused by a parasitic infection in the gills, hyperplasia the enlargement of an organ or tissue that often leads to cancer, the fish also get liver damage, neoplasia, the formation of abnormal growth of tissue, ulceration, and many more.

Pesticides have been found to be highly toxic not only to fish but also to other organisms that contribute to the food chain. Since fish are an important source of proteins and lipids it’s important to keep the fish healthy and in a healthy environment. When humans consume the infected fish they’re exposed to the chemicals which can result in dangerous health problems that include hormonal issues, reproductive issues, and damage to our nervous

When too much nitrogen and phosphorus enters into the environment it causes algae to grow faster than an ecosystem can handle. This harms the water quality, food resources, habitats, and decreases the oxygen in the water that fish and other aquatic animals need to survive. Large growths of algae blooms also lead to illness and even death. The excessive nitrogen and phosphorus that wash into bodies of water are usually caused by human activities. Animal manure, excess fertilizer applied to crops, soil erosion, sewage and septic systems are responsible for large amounts of waste, yard and pet wastes, and certain detergents that are not properly used or disposed of are some examples of human activities polluting water that eventually end up in the fish