Americans are hooked on swordfish! but last month 27 top restaurant chefs took them off the menu. why? the number of swordfish is shrinking fast, and chefs want to save the tasty fish. during the 1960s, fishermen switched from using harpoons to using long lines with hundreds of hooks. result: many more small swordfish are caught. the small fish never get a chance to grow and produce more fish.

what is the author's viewpoint? ?

a. swordfish are very tasty.
b. people should stop eating swordfish.
c. fishing is bad.
d. when fishing, be careful not to catch any swordfish.

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.