Therefore, without coral reefs there will be no life cycle in the ocean (Environment 911, 2011). According to Marine Animals, more than 100,000 sea animals die every year due to ocean pollution, one cause is ingesting plastic. As a result of this, the animal will feel full because the nondigestible plastic will remain in the animal’s stomach taking up space for the animal’s real food source, this can cause malnutrition, dehydration, and starvation (Save Our Shores). In addition, if the plastic object is too big, the animal will choke or suffocate (Ibid). For instance, many sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish; sadly 86% of sea turtles are affected by ocean pollution (Ibid). Although, it’s not just sea turtles being affected, in
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Due to the poisonous chemicals in the oil, innocent animals can face severe consequences of human actions. One reason is that when the oil shields a baby animal’s scent, the parents cannot find and feed their child, leaving the baby animal dying of starvation (Conserve Energy Future, 2016). If not starvation, the animal can also die due to hypothermia from the harsh elements of the oil, making it hard for the animal to repel water, maintain regular body temperatures and insulate from cold water (NOAA, 2014). There has also been many cases of the oil turning a sea animal blind because of constant encounters with the toxic oil (Conserve Energy Future, 2016). Many sea animals have gone through these awful experiences, including dolphins, sea otters, a variety of birds and fish (Ibid). In addition to fish, oil can clog the gills of the fish, blocking respiration (Environment 911). According to the National Ocean Service, written in 2016, states, “When exposed to oil, adult fish may experience reduced growth, enlarged livers, changes in heart and respiration rates, fin erosion, and reproduction impairment. Oil also adversely affects eggs and larval survival.” This shows how agonizing oil impacts marine …show more content…
Specifically in the United States, all U.S. territories except the Virgin Islands use pesticides, which rain will eventually wash those pesticides into the ocean (EPA, 2017). For instance, in Hawaii, people use pesticides to make the island look nice, but evaporation and rain can cause the pesticides to enter the ocean. Along with mercury, as stated in “Fish In Your Diet – Not Health Food Anymore: Mercury in Fish.” by Bluevoice.org, “Fish such as tuna, swordfish, Chilean sea bass, Alaskan halibut, tilefish and King mackerel have been shown to have extremely high levels of mercury. Wild caught salmon, sardines, cod, tilapia, sole, shrimp, and herring have lower levels of mercury.” In fact, large fish such as tuna, have 10 million times as much mercury in them as the water surrounding them. Given the information above, it shows what fish contain large and small amounts of mercury in them, all of which people eat. When people ingest a low amount of mercury, they can encounter memory loss, hair loss, fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, blurred vision, tremors and headaches (Bluevoice.org). For children, effects of ingesting mercury include: interference with they way a child thinks, learns, and problem solving, along with affecting spinal cords and nerve cells in the brain in children and unborn babies (NC DPH,
Due to the poisonous chemicals in the oil, innocent animals can face severe consequences of human actions. One reason is that when the oil shields a baby animal’s scent, the parents cannot find and feed their child, leaving the baby animal dying of starvation (Conserve Energy Future, 2016). If not starvation, the animal can also die due to hypothermia from the harsh elements of the oil, making it hard for the animal to repel water, maintain regular body temperatures and insulate from cold water (NOAA, 2014). There has also been many cases of the oil turning a sea animal blind because of constant encounters with the toxic oil (Conserve Energy Future, 2016). Many sea animals have gone through these awful experiences, including dolphins, sea otters, a variety of birds and fish (Ibid). In addition to fish, oil can clog the gills of the fish, blocking respiration (Environment 911). According to the National Ocean Service, written in 2016, states, “When exposed to oil, adult fish may experience reduced growth, enlarged livers, changes in heart and respiration rates, fin erosion, and reproduction impairment. Oil also adversely affects eggs and larval survival.” This shows how agonizing oil impacts marine …show more content…
Specifically in the United States, all U.S. territories except the Virgin Islands use pesticides, which rain will eventually wash those pesticides into the ocean (EPA, 2017). For instance, in Hawaii, people use pesticides to make the island look nice, but evaporation and rain can cause the pesticides to enter the ocean. Along with mercury, as stated in “Fish In Your Diet – Not Health Food Anymore: Mercury in Fish.” by Bluevoice.org, “Fish such as tuna, swordfish, Chilean sea bass, Alaskan halibut, tilefish and King mackerel have been shown to have extremely high levels of mercury. Wild caught salmon, sardines, cod, tilapia, sole, shrimp, and herring have lower levels of mercury.” In fact, large fish such as tuna, have 10 million times as much mercury in them as the water surrounding them. Given the information above, it shows what fish contain large and small amounts of mercury in them, all of which people eat. When people ingest a low amount of mercury, they can encounter memory loss, hair loss, fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, blurred vision, tremors and headaches (Bluevoice.org). For children, effects of ingesting mercury include: interference with they way a child thinks, learns, and problem solving, along with affecting spinal cords and nerve cells in the brain in children and unborn babies (NC DPH,