Plastic in Our Oceans 46‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile make up 90% of our ocean’s trash accumulation (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Plastics‚ like Diamonds‚ are forever‚ para. 1). Within the areas‚ many animals will either ingest‚ become entangled in‚ or even die due to the high plastic amounts. Nearly 267 species are harmed by plastic (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Fast Facts). With such deadly effects due to yearly accumulation‚ the banning of plastic bags and reduction of usage in a household will improve overall health
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The Ocean Ranger The Ocean Ranger was an offshore exploration oil drilling platform that sank in Canadian waters 315 kilometres southeast from St. John’s Newfoundland‚ on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on February 15‚ 1982‚ with 84 crewmembers onboard. The Ocean Ranger was the largest semi-submersible‚ offshore exploration‚ oil drilling platform of the day. Built in 1976 by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‚ it operated off the coasts of Alaska‚ New Jersey‚ Ireland‚ and in November 1980 moved
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Seas and oceans provide various types of resources to human beings and habitats to numerous species of plants and animals. They play very important roles in the economy of a nation and its people. Still‚ the marine and coastal ecosystems are under severe stress due to human activities. Ocean Resources The ocean is one of Earth ’s most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It ’s used for transportation—both travel
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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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Ocean Current and Global Weather The ocean is the largest habitat for life on earth‚ and is vital to the land habitats as well. The ocean regulates the earth’s weather patterns. The main force influencing global climate is the solar energy of the fun. Because the earth is a sphere its surface is not heated equally by incoming solar energy. The equatorial areas receive more sunlight while the poles receive less because sunlight strikes at an oblique angle so much of the sunlight are reflected away
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Part 1: 1. Describe four factors that influence ocean currents. There are many factors that influence ocean currents‚ four of the factors would be planet rotation‚ wind‚ density of water‚ and gravitation. Planet rotation causes the currents to move clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Wind blows on the surface of the ocean therefore pushing the water in the direction of the wind. Different densities in the water can cause currents to form and move
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that comes along with this aspect of climate change. So what causes the ocean to continue rising? Two answers that seem to stand out are polar ice melting‚ therefore increasing the amount of water in the oceans‚ and the sinking of ground sediment. The latter reason is not as well emphasized‚ but still remains a pressing issue that our civilization needs to come face to face with. Along with the obvious rise in the ocean waters‚ coastal populations also face events brought on by nature such as
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centers in the United States. During their upcoming holiday season‚ Ocean Spray Cranberries has a particular challenging time pumping up the volume to meet the surge. Ocean Spray realized that in order to maintain their leadership they needed to focus on its core competency and look for outside sources to help them reduce the variability in operations and expand its logistics network. Interest in 3PL During an investigation of Ocean Spray’s transportation capabilities‚ the director of logistics wanted
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portray the ocean as both the mother and the child; the protector and the protected. The role she places of the mother figure serves as a reminder of how the ocean has nurtured and helped us. Through the seafood we consume‚ the waters in which we use to travel‚ medicine from marine plants and animals‚ and the recreational uses of sports and leisure‚ the ocean has provided humanity with substance and enjoyment for thousands of years. Jetnil-Kijiner draws attention to the provisions the ocean allots to
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HARVESTING THE OCEAN BY: SHUN ITCHIGAWA AQUACULTURE • the use of agricultural techniques to breed and raise marine organisms. • is the farming of freshwater or marine organisms. -MONOCULTURE -POLYCULTURE what is the important of aquaculture? It supply commercial species to the world’s markets. Common Aquaculture in the World • Fish aquaculture- raising fish commercially in tanks‚ ponds‚ or ocean enclosures. - carp‚ salmon‚ tilapia and catfish. • Raft culture- aquaculture using floating rafts
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