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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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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to clear buildings with the Marines. Operational Security or OPSEC as we called it in the Marines‚ is something that is taken very seriously. Using his satellite phone to call home never happened; using the satellite phone in the middle of battle was an absolute joke. For one‚ the satellite phone was only used in emergency situations when radio communications were down. Using a satellite phone in the middle of battle to call home is usually not on the minds of Marines or Soldiers during battle. OPSEC
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ocean to migrate‚ or die because of the amount of toxic waste being thrown into the ocean. "The oil spilled in the ocean could get on the gills and feathers of marine animals‚ which makes it difficult for them to move or fly properly or feed their children"( What is ocean pollution?") Oil spills can harm and/or kill marine animals. When the marine animals get the oil in their feathers they can fly‚ so therefore‚ they wouldn’t be able to provide food to feed their children. Many sea creatures and different
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