Coastal and Marine Degradation Coastal degradation Many beaches around the world are polluted by industrial and household waste. Rubbish of all kinds such as plastic bags‚ drink cans and bottles end up on the beaches. Many factories have been built along the coast so that they can dump their waste straight into the ocean. (http://www.skwirk.com) Causes and Effects of Coastal Degradation (http://wwf.panda.org) 1. Excess amount of sediments -many large rivers along the coast of the ecoregion
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The Decline of the Whales Whales are the largest living mammals in the world. “Whale lifespans are about 40-100 years” says John Corbett from the Marine Life Museum. (1) Scientist have concluded that whales are intelligent creatures because they have their own language in which they communicate‚ it is called echolocation. Whales have intricate social behaviours and live in social groups just like humans do. So it is fair to say
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Inventory of Marine Resources Delivered in Estancia Fish Port‚ Estancia‚ Iloilo A Research Problem Presented to Dr. Veminrose A. Clariza- Samuel Ph. D. In Partial Fulfillment for the Subject Aquatic Resources and Ecology By Alivar‚ Carlos P. Aledon‚ Neomar T. Babol‚ Erwin C. Bagatnan‚ Christian B. Basea‚ Princess Charmaine M. Bagatnan‚ Jessyl B. Bajande‚ Jona Mae C. Cordero‚ Lougi Donn I. Del Rosario‚ Yella M. Dolor‚ Ereca A.
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UNIVERSTY OF LAGOS REPORT ON SIWES WITH DEPARTMENT OF MARINE SCIENCES‚ AQUACULTURE UNIT. UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS‚ AKOKA NIGERIA. PREPARED BY : ODIASE‚ IKPONMWOSA MERCY. 080811051 DEPARTMENT OF MARINE SCIENCES PERIOD OF ATTACHMENT 11TH APRIL – 30TH SEPTEMBER‚ 2011.
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Environmental Science Journal An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water that flows into an open sea. The Tunneling Mud Crab is one of the most popular crabs that live in this area. The scientific name for this marine animal is Austrohelice crassa. They’re habitat is located within 30 meters of water (100 feet). They are usually found along the coast of New Zealand in the upper tidal zone. The abiotic factors that are settled in an estuary are seaweed‚ sea grass‚ shells‚ and algae. The
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In this paper I will research everything there is to know about taking a career choice in Marina Biology. A lot of people say that its not the smartest way to go only due to the fact that there isn’t a lot of job openings in this field. It is a very hard decision whether I should or not hopefully writing this essay will help me decide whether I should go into this field. This essay will give you all the facts about this job. Marine biology is the scientific study of animals and plants that live
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Marine Organism Introduction( By Elaine) Good morning‚ everyone. We are very honored to stand here to make this presentation. Firstly‚ I’d like to introduce our partners to you. This is our group leader Diao‚ and this is A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E. Today we are going to talk about the marine organism. Firstly let`s guess what it is ‚ok ‚let me tell you ‚it`s a kind of jellyfish‚and its name is Bougainvillia superciliaris. You may know that 71% of the earth is ocean‚ but you may not know how many
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Underwater noise has a countless number of affects many species. Though it has the most massive affect on marine life that are similar to whales. On the other hand‚ others think that underwater noise has absolutely no affect on marine life. Two affects of underwater noise on species of marine life similar to whales are causing them change feeding and diving patterns as well as causing their communications to be interrupted and making them respond cautiously and affecting their behavior‚ which still
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Due to its specific location‚ Huntington Beach can have many possible sources of contamination‚ including the offshore sewage‚ urban runoff‚ and bird feces from the Talbert Coastal Marsh (Choi et al.‚ 2003). Huntington Beach is located in the heavily urbanized Santa Ana watershed and there are some factors that are behind the importance when considering BMPs for this area. In arid regions‚ such as Southern California‚ stormwater in particular effects coastal water quality because a large percentage
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How has human practices at harvesting ocean resources affected the ecological state of the ocean? What are sustainable ways we can harvest these much needed resources? Work Log: Narrowed the topic down from human intervention into a report about how the harvesting of ocean resources affect the natural order Structure: Introduction- Talk about the Background statistics‚ introduce what this report will be on‚ and present a few maps. Present the areas this report covers to answer the question
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