Arctic Ocean

Earth, but often times the destruction of the ocean is overlooked. One of the biggest issues that the ocean is facing is ocean dead zones. Ocean dead zones are increasing rapidly due to pollution and environmental damage caused by humans. This paper will be discussing what an ocean dead zone is, what are the sources of pollution that create dead zones, what chemicals are involved, and the environmental and economical impacts of ocean dead zones. An ocean dead zone is a low oxygen area where…

People take many things for granted. What if society didn’t have access to things anymore? What would happen? In the novel, Swiss Family Robinson, a family who is unfortunately stranded on an island, must learn how to adapt to this new setting. Spiteful turtles and aggressive ostriches were just two of the many animals the family needed to learn how to tame. “We placed our entire trust in the mercy of God” (Wyss, P.323); without God they wouldn’t have survived. The Robinsons, a family of six,…

The Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus) is the largest shark in the ocean, growing to a maximum of 65 feet long and weighing over 10 tons, that’s more than three times the size of the great white shark. It also makes the whale shark the largest fish living today. Unlike the great white shark, the whale shark’s 3,000 teeth are tiny and they do not use them to tear apart mammals, in fact their teeth is of little use to the whale shark. So what does the whale shark eat to survive? Whale sharks don’t hunt…

way. Driving, talking, and laughing; we went along for hours until we finally arrived in San Diego. The air was suddenly refreshing and cool; you could feel the mist of the sea and smell the salt water the ocean. We checked into the hotel and we got on the elevator, we could see the ocean and boats at the docks. The rooms were small but comfy and elegant, and had a balcony for fresh air. My family and I rested on the beds recovering from our long journey. We then walked along the streets…

Distribution: The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is found from northern Florida to southern Georgia and through the Gulf states into Texas (Nichols, M. 2007). It can also be found in more northern areas such as Kansas, Illinois, and Indiana; there have also been sighting as far west as California and Arizona. The alligator snapping turtle is confined to river systems in the United States that drain into the Gulf of Mexico (Clarke 1981). The most common sightings include the…

There are many plausible reasons for the discrepancy in the observed heterozygosity of Blanding’s turtles in the Kingston area. A few possible theories may explain these such as habitat loss due to the urbanization of Area 2, human impact, and nest predation. The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that the allele and genotype frequencies of a population will remain constant as long as population remains large. Thus, a change in the population may change the allele and genotype frequencies which may…

Pollution? General neglect? I knew saving marine animals was a great idea, but suddenly, the list of “hows” drowned me with endless possibilities. Word about the club quickly got around and it was evident that other students shared my love for the ocean and wanted to join the newly formed organization. The time for the first meeting came, and excitement flourished within me at the sight of 40 students waiting to be called to order. Our first meeting began on a positive note;…

Most people who have seen Finding Nemo would probably remember the scene where Nemo’s father, Marlin, asks Crush, the hipster sea turtle, how old he is. When his answer was “Hundred and fifty, and still young, dude. Rock on.”, some people might have laughed and did not think much about it and the ones who are insightful about sea life may have said that the writers actually confused the sea turtles with tortoises. If people actually research about sea turtles, they will find that sea turtles…

(connected to different mechanisms) that cause down- and upwelling. Upwelling and Downwelling refers to the upwards and downwards movment of water molecules in the ocean system. Downwelling happens when near-surface water sinks and upwelling is the subsurface waters rising. Downwelling occurs when the water at the surface of the ocean becomes denser than the water below it, this dense water then sinks. Water becomes dense when it becomes saltier or colder as a result of freezing or moving to…

For just a moment, close your eyes and imagine that you see a small research boat bobbing gently in the rolling waves of a boundless aquamarine sea. From the surface, the seafloor appears to be a tangled swirl of blue rocks and white patches of sand; however, if you leave the world of air-breathing creatures and dive into the warm water, you will find quite a different scene. Mounds of colorful coral wind in intersecting avenues far out of sight, and countless schools of fish circle in rocky…