Section 1 Marine protected areas (MPA) refer to the zones in which human activity has been placed under some restrictions for protection and restoration of the natural environment‚ its surrounding waters and the occupant ecosystems‚ and any cultural or historical resources that may require preservation or management. They play a dominant role in protecting marine biodiversity‚ ecosystem function and sustaining healthy coastal communities. MPA is relevant to biodiversity and scale‚ legal and
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Marine Animal – Sakick Tropical Animal – Uguanda Part B The Sakick The Sakick is a relatively large omnivorous sea creature that dwells in coral reefs and preys upon multiple fish species as well being able to eat ocean vegetation as well. Sakick’s natural habitat is full of a variety of larger species but because of the Sakick’s natural defence capabilities it is prey to nearly no other creatures besides humans‚ however the hunting of Sakick’s is relatively light as they do not possess many
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function and maintenance‚ and aquatic rescue will be covered. Mastery will be assessed by passing the Open Water Certification Dive at Navy Pier (a sunken-wreck dive to follow the exam). The second part of the course covers coral reef ecology. Students will study the formation of coral reefs‚ reefs as
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Waking up to the beautiful sound of the waves‚ in a cottage‚ on a beach in Bali. Watching the sunrise over the mountains. Having a picnic breakfast on the beach with the traditional Indonesian food. Then going scuba diving to experience the exquisite coral reefs and underwater marine life. Having the first underwater kiss. Coming back to relax for an hour or two. Going out for lunch to a traditional Indonesian restaurant. After lunch go for a lazy leisurely walk in the jungles‚ looking at he birds and
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Diane Andrews Henningfeld’s article on Lord of the Flies‚ she describes each of what she believes to be an allegory in the novel. The article begins giving its background on the novel‚ and the close association it shares with R.M. Ballantyne’s The Coral Island. Henningfeld states that an allegory is a story in which the contents form an outside speculation of the story itself. She first relates the novel to being a political allegory‚ in which it represents some type of government‚ and how Ralph and
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hit with fear and confusion when she looked down at herself and saw that her long legs were replaced with a long blue mermaid tail. Mariota instantly sat up from the rock she had been laying on to check out her surroundings. All she saw was colorful coral reefs surrounding her‚ until she saw the top of a woman’s head who appeared to be peering at her from behind the reefs. Panicking‚ Mariota rapidly started backwards crab walking across the continental shelf‚ to get away from the woman. The woman rose
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Johann Wyss wrote The Swiss Family Robinson‚ about an entire family stranded on an island in the South Pacific. Interestingly‚ William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies partly in response to these books and an 1857 boys’ adventure novel called The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne. Why? Because the books presented the European characters as morally and intellectually superior to the native people they encounter. The natives are often depicted as violent‚ warlike cannibals who must be “civilized” and
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The State and the State of the Environment in the Philippines The clamor for environmental preservation became stronger when the issues of global warming and environmental degradation took centerstage. All around the world‚ states have been doing their best to pass legislations that would protect the environment for the use of the future generation. Hence‚ the concept of sustainable development has also developed in response to the global issue—something that the past development planners did not
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efforts to bring funding to aid in the preservation for the future generations of plant and animal species. Since 1996 the UNESCO World Heritage has adopted the Belize’s Barrier Reef Reserve System for its high biodiversity. Over 100 species of coral and 500 species of fish have been discovered; it is projected only 10% of the species residing in the reef have been discovered ("UNESCO World Heritage Centre "‚ 2012). With the ecological uniqueness‚ species of plants‚ and distinct areas encompassing
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We just got off the plane and we are in Atlanta‚ Georgia. We came from Ohio and it was about an hour and a half to Atlanta. Atlanta is the biggest airport in the U.S.A. They had a big food court and a lot of shops to shop in. We were heading to gat D. We had to take the train‚ but we had to stop at A‚ B‚ C‚ and then finally‚ D. We had to go through security and that was the worst part. When we finally got finished with security we waited at our gate. After we got on the plane we took our seats then
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