Twenty-six hundred meters below our world of light‚ through the murky depths‚ resides a world completely alien to our own. It was not until 1977‚ when the first manned submarine was able to enter such depths and explore this oasis of life that resides around the earth ’s nourishing thermal vents. Here‚ a vast community of organisms thrive under very harsh circumstances‚ and most importantly‚ in the absence of life-giving light. How is this possible? Chemoautotrophic microbes. Chemoautotrophic bacteria
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Global Warming Nowadays many ecological and social changes are happening‚ which affect our planet Earth in a negative way. These changes more or less‚ are caused by the rise of global temperatures. All of this problems‚ disorders and pollutions are the products from one of the biggest challenges that we people are facing today that is Global Warming. This serious problem causes the rise of the average temperatures in the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans‚ and it is projected that it will continue
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A marine biologist is considered a dream job for many people. Many people aspire to be marine biologists‚ but not many of them are willing to work for it. Anyone can dream and fantasize about being a successful marine biologist‚ but not everyone can transform their dreams into a reality. To be a successful marine biologist you need special skills‚ attributes‚ and training. The reality of being a marine biologist all depends on the location‚ salary‚ education‚ and connection to Marine Biology. A
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Black Banded Sea Krait: What We Know So Far Did you know that the venom of a Black Banded Sea Krait is ten times more toxic than that of a rattlesnake? Maybe this is why people are scared of snakes. Though their venom is very toxic‚ humans rarely get bitten. Unfortunately‚ the population is being threatened by habitat destruction. The Black Banded Sea Krait has its own ways of adapting to marine life‚ where it lives‚ and how they produce more of their species. The Black Banded Sea Krait has to
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http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-protected-areas/mimiwhangata-boundary-options/mimiwhangata-recreational-fishing.pdf http://www.marine-reserves.org.nz/marinereservesbook.pdf http://www.canberra.edu.au/centres/iae/pdfs/2007_Kearney_pros_cons_marine_protected_areas_NSW.pdf http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/SFC217.pdf What is a marine reserve? Marine reserves are specified areas of the sea and foreshore that are managed to preserve them
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In “Opinion: The Oceans Need the Spotlight Now” written by Politha Kohona‚ he argues the world needs to unite and take care of the ocean before it is too late. He explains this through exploring the treatment of oceans in the past and currently. Kohona believes the oceans are at risk of becoming yet another battlefield for resources. This attempt to procure resources will lead to rivalry amongst the nations of the world and put the oceans and the fragile ecosystems within at risk. The risks will
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Saipanese VS The Water By: Daphne Sablan Dela Cruz How can any of us take part in trying to stop something we don’t have the power to? I quote from my fellow intern that “If we can’t fight it then the best we can do is prepare for it.” Scientific research indicates sea levels worldwide have been rising at a rate of 0.14 inches (3.5 millimeters) per year since the early 1990s. The purpose of the beach atlas for Saipan is so that we the people can see a map of the shoreline changes and prepare for
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How Water Pollution Effects Marine Life? For years man has been polluting our vast resource of oceans‚ not expecting to ever cause harm to them. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong. Our oceans and other waterways have become a poisonous playground of garbage‚ chemicals‚ and sewage. The effects of this ignorance has had devastating affects on the marine life and their habitat. This affects the habitat for marine life by destroying their homes. In doing so the intricate balance between marine animals
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The Holderness coastline is very low lying and runs along the North East coast of the UK from the chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head in the north to the sand spit of Spurn Point in the south‚ a distance of 61 km. The Holderness Coast is famous due to its history of being one of Europe’s fastest eroding coastlines. Essentially erosion is the process by which coastline rocks are broken up by the action of the sea and transported out to sea or along the coast by waves and the wind. Coastal erosion
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Revised MARPOL Annexe V and its controversial issues The Policy Revised MARPOL Annexe V was adopted during 62nd session of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO‚ held in July 2011 and came into force from 1st jan 2013. Before revision‚ MARPOL Annexe V imposed restrictions and controls on the disposal of all types of garbage into the sea. After the revisions of this convention came into force‚ almost all types of garbage are prohibited from disposing off into the sea. The
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