Acidification in our Oceans Oceanography April 2‚ 2013 What is Ocean Acidification? “Ocean Acidification‚ is the worldwide reduction in the pH of seawater as a consequence of the absorption of large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) by the oceans.” (Britannica). Ocean acidification is largely the result of loading Earth’s atmosphere with large quantities of CO2‚ produced by vehicles and industrial and agricultural processes. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution about
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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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Sony’s Future Focus in the Video Game Industry The video game industry has gone through six generations of consoles‚ and the seventh is now underway with new consoles from Nintendo‚ Sony‚ and Microsoft. Atari led the first generation of the video game industry. They were able to create the first home video game Pong in 1972‚ and they were the first to develop the interchangeable cartridge and the joystick. The creation of the interchangeable cartridges allowed for third party independent video
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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 and shipping. It provides a treasured source of recreation for humans. It is mined for minerals (salt‚ sand‚ gravel‚ and some manganese‚ copper‚ nickel‚ iron‚ and cobalt can be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil. The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and
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CHAPTER 31 OCEAN CURRENTS TYPES AND CAUSES OF CURRENTS 3100. Definitions The movement of ocean water is one of the two principal sources of discrepancy between dead reckoned and actual positions of vessels. Water in motion is called a current; the direction toward which it moves is called set‚ and its speed is called drift. Modern shipping speeds have lessened the impact of currents on a typical voyage‚ and since electronic navigation allows continuous adjustment of course‚ there is less need to
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Blue ocean strategy generally refers to the creation by a company of a new‚ uncontested market space that makes competitors irrelevant and that creates new consumer value often while decreasing costs. The following guidelines may be proposed to companies seeking to create blue oceans: 1. Identify the key features/ dimensions that currently define a product/ service.2. Identify a group of customers who only value a subset of these features. These customers may be currently using lower end alternatives
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Ocean dumping Ocean Dumping The practice of ocean dumping should be banned. Marine pollution is at the heart of interest in today’s search for a clean environment. Not only does ocean dumping add to the unsightliness of the once beautiful and pristine waters; it also kills the marine life which inhabits those waters. Pollution on a grand-scale is wreaking havoc on the Earth. The ocean is not an exception. In 1996‚ a bill‚ which would ban the dumping of dredge spoils in the Long Island Sound‚ was
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Reflective Journal - Red Ocean Reflective Journal – RED ROUND Name: Zhiqiang MOU Student ID: 41909763 Seminar Leader: Team: Cronus Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Red Round 2.1 Critical Appraisal 2.2 Peer Group Discussion 2.3 Self Evaluation 3.0 Blue Round One and Blue Round Two 3.1 Critical Appraisal 3.2 Peer Group Discussion 3.3 Self Evaluation 4.0 Blue Round Three 4.1 Critical Appraisal 4.2 Peer Group Discussion 4.3 Self Evaluation 5.0 Conclusion Red Round Critical
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examines the effects that humans have been inducing on the ocean and how the pollution produced is affecting the form of life present there. There is plenty of evidence that the oceans have deteriorated at the hands of humans‚ but recent investigations show that deterioration‚ especially at the sea coasts‚ has increased significantly in the last years due to increased industrial discharge. Common synthetic pollutants that reach the ocean include pesticides‚ herbicides‚ chemical fertilizers‚ detergents
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Porter’s Five Forces Model versus A Blue Ocean Strategy Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ provided by Michael Porter‚ is an external environmental analysis tool for a specific market. This model emphasizes that in any existing industry‚ there are five competition forces: threat of new entrants‚ power of suppliers‚ power of customers‚ threat of substitute products‚ and intensity of competitive rivalry. In addition‚ these five forces can influence and determine the profitability of the enterprise. Using
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