Investigating which marine animal has the highest level of chitosan through their anti-bacterial properties. SMTP Research Paper Hwa Chong Institution (High School) Mentor: Mr. Chew Tyng Yong Abstract Mollusks and Crustaceans can be found vastly around the world. Arthropods have 1‚170‚000 described species‚ and account for over 80% of all known living animal species and Mollusca being the largest marine phylum‚ comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. With such
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Jodie Thompson 8/20/2013 AICE Marine Bio Period 1 Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Power Facility is leaking into the Pacific Ocean constantly. This leak was caused by a powerful earthquake in 2011. Any sort of chemical leak is terrible; however‚ the location of the Fukushima facility makes it significantly worse. Because this body of water does not remove or clean itself well‚ the chemical pollution is just increasing and taking over the ocean. Marine life is being severely affected by this. One
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apex predator of the marine ecosystem. In the marine ecosystem these predators are placed at the top of the food chain. Apex predators have a vital role in maintaining the health and balance of the ecosystems they dwell in. In addition to the previous statement if these top of the food chain predators were to be removed from their ecosystems‚ the health and balance of these ecosystems would become shattered and disturbed‚ with nobody to maintain the health and balance of the marine ecosystems how will
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this research is conclusive with that of The Water Brothers and supports their findings that such a large number of global fish stocks are depleted. Overfishing‚ when fish are caught faster than they can reproduce (Lee & Safina n.d.) has decimated marine ecosystems around the world. One of the leading contributors to overfishing is bottom trawling. This fishing technique uses weighted nets‚ which drag across the ocean floor‚ catching anything in its path. This is the most destructive method of fishing
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Lawrence E. Hawkins. Oceans. Firefly Books Ltd.‚ 2005. Lake‚ Sanoe and Steven Jarett. A Guide To The Surfing Life. New York: Time Warner Book Group‚ 2005. Electronic Sources: E X T O X N E T. March 2009. 16 May 2010 Kennedy‚ Jen. Plastics in the marine Enveronment or‚ ‘Plastics Are Gross!’ May 2008. 16 May 2010 Encyclopedias: “polychlorinated biphenyl”. The Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia University
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around the well-kept Ilanin forest‚ a former US Naval facility inside Subic which is now being transformed into an animal kingdom. Ocean Adventure Ocean Adventure is Southeast Asia’s only open-water marine park. Here our animals live and play in a natural setting of clear water teeming with marine life‚ coral reefs‚ and a lovely white sand beach. Experience our whales‚ dolphins‚ sea lions‚ rescued forest animals‚ and a host of fish and sea creatures in a variety of exciting and intimate ways! Our
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pythons‚ whales‚ alligators‚ starfish‚ stingrays‚ octopuses‚ sharks‚ and penguins. There are also hundreds of other fish. The Georgia Aquarium‚ aside from the Asia Aquarium and the ocean‚ is the only home to whale sharks. More than fifty percent of the marine animal collection at the aquarium comes from an aquaculture industry. The aquarium has five different display categories: Tropical Diver‚ Ocean Voyager‚ Titanic Aquatic‚ Cold Water Quest‚ River Scout‚ and Dolphin Tales. There was an exhibit for a
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organisms in the Mpenjati estuary-beach system is to distinguish between organisms and estimate diversity within the estuary found at different locations along the estuary-beach profile in accordance with factors affecting the daily routines of these marine life and other aspects in which these organisms concur with. The organisms found in these waters play an important role in the ecosystems they function in therefore it is imperative to seek a way to keep a close relationship between the estuary-beach
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overall‚ but the disruption of climate change will inevitably destroy what we want to conserve in the ocean for health and economy. There are limited resources available and by overtaking these resources from the ecosystem will result in damage to marine biodiversity. The most effective way to resolve problems concerning lobsters‚ in particular baby lobsters‚ are implementing laws or restrictions. This can mean detoxifying the air from
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Particularly‚ some top predators‚ such as groupers and Bluefin tuna can lead to changing marine communities with reduction of the great big‚ long lived‚ and high value carnivorous. Instead‚ the smaller‚ short lived‚ and lower value such as sardines and anchovies increase (Lubchenco). Although we do not know exactly how much Bluefin tuna are
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