Ocean OverfishingNicole HarrisENV/320June 23‚ 2014Frederick GrossOcean Overfishing Overfishing is a problem that occurs when fish are caught faster than they can reproduce. This is a problem that has been occurring for centuries and continues to be a problem today. Commercial fishing has driven many fish species to the brink of extinction. A scientific report done in 2003 estimates that industrial fishing “has reduced the number of large ocean fish to just 10-percent of their pre-industrial
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“what is destroying the ocean?”. Well one of the many answers is microplastic. Microplastics are little pieces of plastic that are smaller than 5 millimeters. Microplastic is harming zooplankton in many ways ‚ but not only zooplankton a lot of other fish also in many ways. When people leave plastic on the ground it eventually makes its way to the ocean . Microplastics are thrown into the ocean by people which is causing fish to die. There is a lot of microplastic in the ocean which is a serious problem
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Ocean Park vs. Hong Kong Disneyland History about Ocean Park Officially opened on 10th Jan 1977 by the Governor of Hong Kong‚ Sir Murray MacLehose‚ the Ocean Park was constructed with HK$150million funded from the racing profits earned from the Hong Kong Jockey Club while the land was given free by the Hong Kong Government. It is located in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong. The park has won several awards‚ including The World ’s Seventh Most Popular Amusement
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Ocean acidification is the continuous reduction of the ocean’s pH‚ carbonate ion concentration‚ and saturation states of biological calcium carbonate minerals. Ocean acidification is caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. According to “Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem‚” after the industrial revolution‚ carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere has increased nearly 40%‚ primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation (Doney S. 2009). The increase of
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decrease) in salinity around the equator? Could it not be argued that higher temperature causes more evaporation from the ocean surface‚ which‚ in turn‚ results in higher salinity content? Figure 9.4 shows how the surface temperature of the ocean and the surface salinity change with latitudinal position. Salinity the measure of the concentration of dissolved salts in the ocean water. Salinity influences where plants and animals can thrive‚ and also affects aspects of water quality and treatment
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sea is no‚ for if you are to go the depths of the sea imagine the negatives of exploring the ocean like‚ the risks of illness‚ the wasting of resources with ‚the population of trash in our ocean expanding to a unfathomable size is too much. For I dream that our economy be fixed‚ for I dream‚ that our ocean be clean‚ for I dream that our children will look outside but not at a polluted ocean but a clean ocean of beauty and wonder.
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Conclusion The chemical changes in ocean acidification is known to be caused by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere‚ resulting in the lowering of the pH making water more acidic‚ an increase in dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ a reduction in the concentration of carbonate ions and an increase in bicarbonate ions. The oceans are currently taking up about one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) associated with human activities per year. Almost half of the carbon dioxide
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and the Indian Ocean trade are two of the most important trade routes during the Post Classical Era (600CE- 1450CE) especially during the rise of African civilization and the Middle Ages. Both of these trade routes spread wealth‚ were Arab controlled‚ and a significant aspect for the dissemination of Islam; however‚ the differences in geography and resources traded set them apart from each other. Although they have very different geography‚ the Trans- Saharan and Indian Ocean Trade are both Arab
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to know what is under the ocean? Well in the Arctic region it contains some of the world’s largest reserves iron‚ copper‚ lead‚ and uranium. It is more beneficial for the United States to explore oceans because oceans can give us lots of resources such as copper and uranium‚ it has lots of land for us to colonize under the surface. Also it can inspire young people to get careers in important things like science and engineering. This paragraph will talk about how the ocean can help us survive‚ for
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The oceans cover about seventy-one percent of the world. Of that seventy-one percent‚ we have explored less than five percent. Oceanic exploration has been happening for hundreds of years. The ocean is a major part of people’s everyday life . Ocean exploration has been‚ is‚ and will be beneficial for everyone. “Underwater exploration was once limited to the span of time a diver could hold his or her breath. For centuries people dreamed of extending that time.” (National Geographic 2016). In 1797
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