will biodegrade. It can take up to hundreds of years for this trash to fully decompose. People need to take into mind that the tiniest piece of plastic can get trapped around animal’s necks‚ dumping garbage into the ocean can severely damage coral reefs which is home to many marine wildlife ‚ and that red-tides can cause medical complications to animals and people. Our oceans are polluted with many types of trash‚ but one that really stands out is the amount of plastic that infects our oceans
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overfishing. Illegal fishing methods kill our coral reefs and endanger the survival of our bountiful marine resources. In the Philippines‚ the methods listed below are among the most prominent MURO-AMI SODIUM CYANIDE This kind of illegal fishing came from Taiwan. In this technique‚ sodium cyanide powder is dissolved in water and poured into a plastic squirt-bottle. This produces a solution that is colorless‚ tasteless and odorless. When a coral reef or school of fish is seen‚ divers enter the water
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would you use to separate us all out? HISTORY Historically‚ we group things according to their likeness or use. There were grouping such as edible‚ poisonous‚ or medicinal. In your own dialect‚ you have local names for the edible things on the reef but there is no name for sponges‚ ascidians‚ and nudibranchs which you have no use for. There are only general names for corals‚ sharks‚ etc. In Fiji‚ we have no names for the deepsea snappers because we never caught and eat them but in Hawaii and
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Coral Reef Bleaching Coral reefs are by far one of the world’s most productive and beautiful habitats. They also provide billions of dollars in economic benefits each year globally. There are so many different organisms in these reefs that scientists have yet to finish counting them. Corals are having the toughest time trying to survive because of bleaching occurring in the reef systems. Bleaching is a term used to describe the harming of zooxanthalle algae‚ which gives corals their color and
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On August 11‚ 2006‚ MT Solar I sank in the waters off Guimaras Island and dumped into the sea an estimated half of the 2.19 million liters of industrial fuel oil it was carrying. Since then‚ the Philippine Coast Guard has sprayed 115‚600 liters of chemical dispersants to contain the damage. But‚ the big question is this. What is the best way to clean up the oil slick? According to the PCG‚ the best way to do it is through the use of chemical dispersants. However‚ my opinion is different. I believe
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3. Information presented in the form of convincing arguments‚ well summarized‚ critically analysed and synthesized (e.g. of convincing arguments: some scientists have provided evidence of how the impact of Global Warming can be seen in the coral reef of Australia. They have showed pictures of the way it was 20 years ago and nowadays. 80% of the coral has already died.) AIMS 1. The goal/objective of the research paper explained in the form of questions (e.g.1 How Global Warming is affecting biodiversity
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dinoflagellate can look like a small brown ball that is structured as whorls and spines. Some are microscopic and others can grow as big as caviar. The good a dinoflagellate does is that without them‚ coral reefs would not be possible. Flagella provide about 90% of the nutrition coral needs to survive. Coral reefs
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The Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Shane Stoughton GS 108 Oceanography Suzanne Bannan September 05‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION Sea turtles were making their appearance about 65 million years ago‚ also the time that dinosaurs were being wiped out. These magnificent creatures did not succumb to extinction like their dinosaur counterparts primarily because they were submerged beneath the ocean when the asteroids struck Earth. This is one of main reasons I chose the specific sea turtle The
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STONE FISH The Stonefish is another of Australia’s deadly marine creatures. They inhabit shallow waters along the coast. The stonefish is well camouflaged in the ocean‚ as it is a brownish colour‚ and often resembles a rock. This is why it is called the Stonefish. It has thirteen sharp dorsal spines on its back‚ which each have extremely toxic venom. Description The Stone Fish is a a mottled brown-greenish in colour (which makes them camouflaged) with many venomous spines along its back
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Two Organisms Allison Grant Seahorse Habitat Requirements The Seahorse is mostly found in shallow seagrass and reef habitats. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The seahorse habitat is any underwater area with lots of things they can grab onto with their tails and blend into for hiding. Often they prefer an eelgrass‚ kelp‚ coral‚ rock and mangrove environment. The Seahorse prefers a tropical or temperate oceans. There are no known freshwater Seahorses
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