Off Shore Drilling My topic is on off- shore drilling. It refers to the discovery and development of gas and oil which lie underwater through drilling a well. This content will tell you the pros and cons of this event and what it’s doing to our community. We’ll know what off-shore drilling is suppose to do for our economy in this review. I’ve started out my research with and branched off of it to and clicked on “Just how dangerous are oil rigs.” (secondary source) On April 20‚ 2010
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– the most common kind Atlantic Trawler – operating in the Atlantic Ocean‚ this vessel is made of steel or wood and ranges from about 40 to 140 feet in length Tuna Clipper – a complex fishing vessel capable of operating thousands of miles from home port‚ ranges from about 80 to 170 feet in length Pacific Combination Vessel – a seiner type vessel‚ catches halibut‚ salmon‚ and shrimp Tuna Seiners – large specialized ships for catching tuna‚ it has large seine nets and fishing
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resources physical; biological fine particles of sediment can be classifiead as: sand‚ silt or clay. These particles are defined by ______ their size _____ is the term for unintended organisms killed while fishing for desirable ones (catching dolphins in tuna nets‚ or albatrosses in long lines). Bykill Sediments of the continental slope‚ continental rise‚ and the deep ocean floor that originate in the ocean are called ______ Pelagic sediments What are the two major types of ooze found on the ocean floor
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OVERFISHING 1. Overfishing This article was a factual article filled with facts of the beginning of fishing and negative impacts it has made. It is also informative of the fact that this issue of over fishing is hurting our world more than helping it and that we need to do things to end it. 2. Washington post article This article by the Washington post is also a factual article trying to set forth the idea of decreasing the rate of overfishing. It is trying to inform to the people that this
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These components affect living organisms in many ways. Some of the soluble components and emulsions are poisonous‚ particularly to small organisms that do not have protective coverings or shells- Fish larvae‚ single celled algae and many kinds of plankton are vulnerable and these are the basic foundation of the marine food chain. In shallow water these toxic substances may directly kill algae‚ coral and sea grasses. These components may also be passed in the food chain or directly ingested or absorbed
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In the documentary Food Choices‚ filmmaker Michal Siewierski explores the ways persons choose the food they eat. He takes a wider look of food related issues by going on a three-year journey to investigate the effect of food selection on a person’s well-being‚ the lives of the animal species and the health of our planet. This documentary scrutinizes the misunderstanding regarding food and diet. Siewierski spoke about the effects of having a healthy eating diet and an unhealthy one. The documentary
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has a long coast that borders on the north Atlantic‚ making it relatively more producing in fishing. Sweden has a greater endowment of capital‚ making it relatively more productive in cars. [pic] Note how welfare in both countries increases as the two countries move from production patterns governed by domestic prices (dashed line) to production patterns governed by world prices (straight line). 2. In the trade scenario in Problem 1‚ due to overfishing‚ Norway becomes unable to catch the quantity
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A tsunami us a large wave caused by a displacement of a large volume of water. A tsunami are the effect of a natural primary hazards meaning that they are a secondary hazard‚ mostly the result of tectonic activity. The Boxing Day tsunami was caused by the subduction of the indo-Australian plate boundary underneath the Eurasian plate (240km off the coast of Indonesia). In contrast‚ the Japan tsunami was caused by the Pacific Plate subducting under the North American plate. The Asian and the Japan
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Japanese culture. In this essay‚ I will be using the Pseudosciaena crocea also known as the Yellow Croaker as my example. Yellow croaker got their name from the noises that they make during spawning season. I will also be addressing the problem of overfishing and environmental consequences that rise. By analyzing the patterns of ecological transformations within fishing disputes between China and Japan‚ we can see
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It was finished. At the local Kansas City Zoo there was a new exciting exhibit. Being told it was going to be for the majestic penguins. Not many foresaw the radiating shine of the Moon jellies swimming in their glimmering tank. Their unique resplendent glowing bodies propelled smoothly through the water. At sudden first glance these aquatic invertebrates seem like something from outer space. Though in reality they are a very common species of jellies that live in the temperate and tropical shallow
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