There is growing evidence that the increased amount of the fishing activity in the entire world is having a very serious effect on the health of the oceans as a whole. When commercially valuable species are overexploited‚ other species and habitat that share the same ecosystem are affected. According to many marine scientists and marine ecologists‚ unsustainable (overfishing) fishing is the greatest threat to the ocean ecosystems. For example‚ recent scientific studies suggest that overfishing of
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enough substrate to allow your crabs the ability to dig‚ burrow‚ and bury themselves completely. Decor Hermit crabs like to climb so you should decorate their home with items that aid in their climbing. Branches‚ half logs‚ driftwood‚ caves‚ shells‚ coral‚ and many other types of pet decorations are available. You can make your pets’ habitat as simple or as extravagant as you
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that an aquarium is identical to a regular zoo and holds fish instead of land animals. However‚ an aquarium typically contains more than just fish it contains multiple marine organisms. Specifically‚ an aquarium contains marine mammals‚ jellyfish‚ corals‚ and sharks including a number of other marine organisms. There is something interesting for a first time visitor to the aquarium which is most of the marine organisms live in communities. What are communities? A community‚ as Tom Garrison a scientist
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The Odontodactylus Scyllarus‚ more colloquially referred to as the peacock mantis shrimp‚ gets its name from its bright peacock-like coloration‚ its shrimp-like size‚ and its mantis-like body structure. The mantis shrimp belongs to the kingdom Animalia‚ the phylum Arthropoda‚ the subphylum Crustacea‚ the class Malacostraca‚ the order Stomatopoda‚ the family Odontodactylidae‚ and the genus Odontodactylus (Wikipedia). This species‚ the Odontodactylus Scyllarus‚ belongs to a group of 400 other types
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Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are
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Light Transmission Through Liquids With Different Viscosities Introduction Aim This experiment investigates the effects of different liquid viscosities on light transmission. The results of this experiment could greatly benefit marine biologists or other marine scientists. This would help them figure out how their flashlights would work in different water conditions in the ocean. Background Research Spectrophotometers are devices that measure the amount of light absorbed by a certain liquid
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The axolotl‚ AKA" The Mexican Salamander"‚ is a neotenic salamander closely related to the Tiger Salamander. The Axolotl is classified in the domain Eukarya‚ kingdom Animalia‚ phylum Chordata‚ class Amphibia‚ order Caudata‚ family ambystomatidae‚ genus Ambystoma‚ and the species Mexicanum. Axolotls live in deep‚ freshwater with dense vegetation such as Lake Xochimilco and formerly Lake Chalco. The wetlands of Xochimilco has a tropical climate with an average temperature of 23.7 degrees celsius and
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Head and tentacles of a banana slug Banana slugs are often bright yellow (giving rise to the banana sobriquet) although they may also be greenish‚ brown‚ tan‚ or white. The species Ariolimax columbianus sometimes has black spots that are so extensive that the animal looks almost entirely black. Individual slugs will change colors with alterations in food consumption‚ light exposure‚ and moisture levels. Color may also indicate whether a slug is healthy or injured or what age it is.[4] The Pacific
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Bellamar Caves are a National Monument that is located in Matanzas‚ Cuba‚ they are a set of cave with more than 23 kilometers of galleries. By the beauty of its gallery and caves‚ they were declared a National Monument. The galleries and passages of the cave started forming about 300 thousand years ago. According to the studies the caves were originally under the sea‚ part of the bat of Matanzas. While they were under sea level‚ these caves were full of water. The tectonic movements caused the area
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Mastigias papua‚ most commonly known as the “Golden Medusa” or “lagoon jelly” is one of the many jellyfishes in the class Scyphozoa. This species of jellyfish is unique because they can be found in bays‚ lagoons‚ and harbors‚ but are most commonly found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. While in its habitat the jellyfish follows the sun from west to east until it reaches the shadows formed by the shore. Since this type of jellyfish has very little muscular movement by itself‚ it must be carried
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