Activities in Bangladesh and collision of Marine Biodiversity Prabal Barua Associate Program Officer YPSA The marine environment of the coastal water is vital to mankind on a global as well as on local basis concerning energy. Man is becoming a dominant part of the ecosystem in many regions‚ due to his various uses of the marine environment. So the health of marine ecosystem is an important factor in man own existence. The Bay of Bengal which is a potential bode of marine life as well as for it’s vast coastal
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After the State of our gulf report was released the group called the friends of the Hauraki Gulf reacted with a proposal for a marine reserve on the Northern side Waiheke Island to address the degradation of the state of the biodiversity in the Hauraki Gulf and as a Learning and economic opportunity for Waiheke Island. So far they have completed a topographical survey of the area and will be completing a biological survey and a survey of local opinions. The proposal was met with both support and
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Effects of climate change on Great Barrier Reek Rising sea temperature Rising sea temperatures have adverse effects on the Great Barrier Reef (Johnson and Marshal 2007). According to Johanna and Marshal (2007)‚ increased temperature has a significant role in destroying aquatic life because sea animals have a particular body heat limit to survive in the ocean. As a result of enhanced heat‚ this limit has extended beyond that limit (Laugh and Hobdy 2011). For example‚ 8 years ago summer weather was
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the ocean are industrial waste‚ oil‚ and harm chemicals. With the current trend in pollution‚ marine life could easily cease to exist and certain marine organisms could end up becoming extinct. Barry Commoner‚ a biologist and Harvard graduate‚ once said “Environmental pollution is an
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dynamic medium‚ its waters constantly on the move under the influence of the sun’s heat (provides initial thrust) Major currents “travelators” deliver huge masses of water over long distances Peru current and Benguela current South Africa produce marine bonanzas bring in nutrient rich waters dragged to the surface by offshore winds- plankton‚ fish‚ and seabirds The “sea” hemisphere is almost all water – over 90% even “land” hemisphere is still 50% water Page 78 Ocean is where life began. Phytoplankton
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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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bay. By making simple changes in our lives‚ each one of us can take part in restoring the bay and its rivers for future generations to enjoy. To protect blue crabs in the watershed‚ we need to consider protecting underwater grasses by creating more Marine Protected Areas. MPAs in the watershed would allow for female blue crabs to reproduce many baby blue crabs in a protected environment. The state might also want to consider creating no-wake zones in shallower waters‚ because the boaters might damage
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Imagine if you were stuck underwater as an animal that could only move as fast as a turtle trying to run away from a predator;. What would you do- would you fight or try to outrun the attacker. Well‚ if you could expel your guts‚ you would answer differently. According to Dictionary.com‚ ecosystem means‚ “a system‚ or a group of interconnected elements‚ formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.” This zone is located on continental shelf. In this zone there is plenty
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SOUTHFIELD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM “Grooming the New Breed of Leaders in the Seafaring Industry” I Background The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and International Shipping Federation (ISF) 2005 Update shows that in the year 2005‚ the world demand for seafarers was at 1‚059‚000. 476‚000 of which were for officers while the remaining 586‚000 were ratings. In the same year‚ the actual supply for officers was at 466‚000 and supply of ratings was 721‚000. Using these figures‚ it can
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will discuss the environmental issue of polluted oceans‚ the causes‚ and possible solutions. The current environmental issue is littering in the ocean. Everyday hundreds‚ thousands‚ and even millions of trash is dumped into the ocean. Hundreds of marine species eat large amounts of plastic debris. “Yet the question is why so many species from the tiniest zooplankton to whales‚ mistake so much of it for food has never been fully explored” (Parker). Some studies say because of the smell of the algae
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