specific resource or geographic region): oil‚ manganese‚ diamonds‚ or deep ocean mining‚ in a specific geographic location. Tidal and Wave Energy (choose a specific method and/or geographic region) International Fishing Practices and Legislation: Overfishing‚ illegal fishing‚ methods‚ or fishing regulations‚ it would be best to focus on a single species and/or geographic region. The Human Impact on Coastal Zone; choose a specific coastal zone
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What is Marine Ecology? Marine Ecology is the scientific study of marine-life habitat‚ populations‚ and interactions among organisms and the surrounding environment including their abiotic (non-living physical and chemical factors that affect the ability of organisms to survive and reproduce) and biotic factors (living things or the materials that directly or indirectly affect an organism in its environment). Marine ecology is a subset of the study of marine biology and includes observations at
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parents guard the nest and feed the hatchlings regurgitated food. These penguins reach maturity at 3 to 4 years of age. Populations: African penguin populations are declining rapidly due to many factors‚ including: reduction of their food supply (by overfishing)‚ pollution (from oil tankers)‚ egg harvesting by people‚
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Coral Reefs‚ Our Disappearing Beauty Coral reefs are one of nature’s riches ecosystems with a diverse existence of life which is ultimately quite complex. They are a colorful ecosystem that plays an important role in the marine world and the human world as well. They are home to countless plants and animals‚ a source of food‚ medicines and one of the unique wonders of our world. While they might bring the image of life near a tropical paradise‚ there is much more to the coral reef than
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The Great White Shark‚ immortalized by the Hollywood film Jaws‚ is at the midst of an international controversy. The shark‚ despite its notoriety‚ is in danger of extinction. A conflict over the fate of these sharks has existed for decades‚ but with recent attacks the debate has come to the forefront. The environmental conflict over the Great White Shark has yet to reach a conclusion‚ as many factors exist that hinder resolution possibilities. The purpose of this paper is to provide background information
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htmlBurke‚ L. (2005). Technical Notes on the Reefs at Risk. World Resources Institute. Retrieved from http://pdf.wri.org/technote_belize_reefs_threat_analysis.pdfEileen Claussen‚ P. (2002). Coastal and Marine Ecosystems. Pew Center. Nutall‚ N. (n.d.). Overfishing: a threat to marine biodiversity. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Retrieved from http://www.un.org/events/tenstories/06/story.asp?storyID=800World Resources Institute. (n.d.). Projects in People & Ecosystems. Retrieved from http://www
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Persian Gulf Pearl History Since the past‚ persian Gulf was one of the greatest source for fine and perfect pearls. Persian Gulf oysters (Pinctada margaritifera‚ Pinctada radiata) were collected for their mother-of-pearl‚ which was used as an inlay material in ancient Egypt as early as the sixth dynasty (c 3200 BC). The pearls of the Persian Gulf were natural created and collected by breath-hold divers. The secret to the special luster of Gulf pearls probably derived from the unique mixture of
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Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations. This process has effects on the environment‚ culture‚ political systems‚ economic development‚ prosperity and human physical well-being across the world. The perspective in the source embraces the further development of globalization as it has helped the economies of developing nations such as China and India. Globalization has also led to the economic co-operation of countries
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Development volume 15 (2): 114-124. Preston GL. 1993. Untitled. Beche-de-mer: 371-407. Purcell S‚ Mercier A‚ Conand C‚ Hamel JF‚ Granda MV‚ Lovatelli A‚ Uthicke S. 2013. Sea cucumber fisheries: analysis of stocks‚ management measures and drivers of overfishing. Fish and fisheries volume 14:34-59. Schoppe S. 2000. Sea cucumber fishery in the Philippines. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 13:10-12. Subaldo M. 2011. Gleaning‚ drying‚ and marketing practices of sea cucumber in Davao del Sur‚ Philippines
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referred to as a fish hatchery. Worldwide‚ the most important fish species used in fish farming are carp‚ salmon‚ tilapia and catfish. There is an increasing demand for fish and fish protein‚ which has resulted in widespread overfishing in wild fisheries. Fish farming offers fish marketers another source. However‚ farming carnivorous fish‚ such as salmon‚ does not always reduce pressure on wild fisheries‚ since carnivorous farmed fish are usually fed fishmeal and fish oil extracted
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