What is the Marine Ecosystem? Marine ecosystems are among the largest of Earth’s aquatic ecosystems. It covers almost 70% of the earth’s surface. They include oceans‚ salt marsh and intertidal ecology‚ estuaries and lagoons‚ mangroves and coral reefs‚ the deep sea and the sea floor. They can be contrasted with freshwater ecosystems‚ which have a lower salt content. Why is the Marine Ecosystem important? Marine ecosystems are very important in to the overall health of both marine and terrestrial
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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 from the continental slope to reveal her long‚ purple mermaid
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fish stocks by working harder to catch them. The combination of dynamite‚ longer workdays‚ and more advanced gear caused stocks to fall faster. On the edge of crisis‚ this small community decided to create a no-take marine sanctuary on 10% of its coral-reef fishing grounds. In these terms the problem occurred not only the fishermen but also the people in the area because they worry about the source of income of most of the residence. The marine activity problems has been observed by the people because
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Due to the movie Jaws‚ shark attacks have become sensationalized ‚ and the common misconceptions of the creature‚ most people do not know how vital they are to the environment. Sharks are being brutalized by fishing boats. Fishermen have been known to catch the shark‚ cut off its’ fins‚ and toss the species back in the ocean. The fins are used for consumption such as shark fin soup which is considered a delicacy in many countries. Without their fins‚ the sharks are unable to maintain their buoyancy
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end up going extinct‚ and dying off. When there are no trees‚ animals that rely on the trees can’t thrive. Third coral reefs‚ in the ted talk video it showed me how us as human destroy sea coral. With boats and bulldozers‚ And that’s not good. But on top of that the coral have storms and many other things to worry about. Even though they can handle those things separate. When dead coral and a storm mix it creates a disaster. It
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MIA‚ PHILIPPINES Case Study Agenda The Philippines MIA Denmark San Huagon Problems Discussion Solution © 2012/13 FH Technikum Wien 2 The Philippines History 1500: Spanish colony 1900: American colony 1942: Occupied by the Japanese 1945: Liberated by American and Filipino forces 1946: Attained independency and founded a democracy © 2012/13 FH Technikum Wien 3 The Philippines The Country 7100 islands 299.735 km² Capital: Manila 92
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What has more than 750 reefs and islands‚ has been claimed by 5 different countries‚ and has been the center of political disputes since the 1900s? Answer: the Spratly Islands‚ located off the coast of the Philippines and Malaysia. This region has been claimed by both of these nations as well as China‚ Vietnam‚ Brunei and Taiwan. Despite the political dilemma synonymous with them‚ the general American public is mostly unaware that these islands exist. What can the Spratly Islands have to offer? Combined
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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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population. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is usually found in tropical regions‚ specifically in the shallow coastal waters‚ reefs and lagoons along the Pacific‚ Indian‚ and Atlantic coasts. They’re relatively small compared
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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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