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We have produced evidence of that galaxy mergers induce black hole accretion and start formation. This is perhaps proof to the claim that: "AGN pairs denote a special population of galaxy pairs, in which the central SMBHs of both galaxies are  actively accreting at the same time" \citet{Liu_2012}. There are clear selection effects and biases, however, the more we do this, the more we overcome those.  We have observed that mergers increase AGN activity which translates to enhanced (increased) jet or radio activity, and we can now conclude that perhaps the most active AGN today may be the result of the merging of smaller galaxies. one of the main challenges in the study is the physical limitations of the SDSS. It is harder to get data at smaller projected separations as these are difficult to resolve using current SDSS technology. This in turn limits the ability to make solid inferences on the available data.