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    Eng The First Stone

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    – Short Answer 1. Reef likes his nickname because it represents something special to him‚ coral reefs‚ which he finds very beautiful. It was given to him when he was smoking a joint‚ and he coughed liked crazy‚ so his friends began calling him Reef. 2. Reef has been given a second chance because the judge decided to implement restitution instead of punishment. Reef now has the chance to give back to the community‚ and change his ways. The judge could have decided to send Reef to jail‚ but that wouldn’t

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    Definition: Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Corals are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters containing few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals‚ and are formed by polyps that live together in groups. The polyps secrete a hard carbonate exoskeleton which provides support and protection for the body of each polyp. Reefs grow best in warm‚ shallow‚ clear‚ sunny and agitated waters. Often called “rainforests

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    Apo Island

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    the surrounding reefs and the abundant fish that populate them is breath-taking‚ a fact that is appreciated by the multitude of tourists who flock to the island each year to engage in snorkeling and scuba diving. Baring this in mind it is hard to believe that only thirty years ago overfishing‚ to accommodate an ever increasing population‚ and destructive fishing methods conducted by the native population nearly destroyed the fragile ecosystem that surrounds Apo Island. These reefs‚ and the marine

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    forests‚ coastlines‚ inland waters‚ shrub lands‚ dry lands‚ deserts‚ agricultural lands‚ and other ecosystems vital to human health and welfare. The forest provides food‚ shelter and other needs for many terrestrial animals. Coastlines having suitable coral sites for extensive breeding of marine lives and mystical mountain rivers provide fresh drinkable water for terrestrial animals and also nurturing soils along its bank for different plant species‚ micro-organisms and other complex stationary life on

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    cannot survive and extinct from the world. The dinosaur were once the dominant groups among the species‚ after they were gone there will be new dominant groups rise and replace them after a certain period. Question 2 Why are reefs so important? Many US coral reefs exist before the European colonized the nearby

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    Dynamite Fishing

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    fishing is the practice of using explosives to stun or kill schools of fish for easy collection. This often illegal practice can be extremely destructive to the surrounding ecosystem‚ as the explosion often destroys the underlying habitat (such as coral reefs) that supports the fish. The frequently improvised nature of the explosives used also means danger for the fishermen as well‚ with accidents and injuries. Dynamite fishing or blast fishing is the use of bombs to kill or hurt lots of fish at once

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    Muro Ami

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    MURO- AMI Muro-Ami Fishing‚ otherwise known as reef-hunting‚ is one of the cruelest‚ most cataclysmic forms of illegal fishing that destroys the coral reefs and exploits children. This practice consequently destroys corals which take whole lifetimes to form and causes the deaths of some of these unfortunate children. For casualties ensuing from these practices (either a kid gets caught in the big net that they use‚ or the bomb explodes before the children assigned to handle the bomb could leave

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    Imagine being a little kid‚ playing in the ocean. All the waves are crashing and you are jumping over them. Suddenly‚ you see a large amount of trash‚ beer bottles‚ plastic containers‚ and strings that hold all of it together. You remove the trash from the ocean and put it into a trashcan. By this small task‚ you have supported the sustainability of the ocean. “Sustainability is ensuring that critical social‚ economic‚ and ecological processes are maintained in a way so that both the short and long-term

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    regardless of its legality. Three areas to examine are; the effect on the coral reefs or ocean floors‚ the effect on the marine life‚ and ways to prevent further damage. Indonesian fishermen have been destroying the off shore reefs for decades and is the largest area of concern. “Damage from bombs and other disruptions‚ like sedimentation‚ cyanide fishing‚ and coral mining‚ has severely degraded 70 percent of the nation ’s reefs and left only six percent in excellent condition” (Ryan‚ 2001). With the

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    (Endangered Species International [ESI]‚2011) Dynamite fishing (homemade bomb) is set off under water to kill fish for easy collection. Dynamite fishing has contributed to massive destruction of Southeast Asian coral reefs over the past 20 years. Large blasted areas are very slow to recover because corals have difficulty establishing on loose or sandy substrate. In southern Philippines‚ between Malaysia (Borneo) and Philippines (Palawan) illegal dynamite fishing is still a common practice. The area between

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