Coral bleaching

My Intertidal Hero, Hemiscyllium ocellatum - The Epaullet Shark. This extraordinary creature, unlike any other inhabits the shallow tidal reefs or North-Western Australia and New Guinea. {1} It is in my eyes a creature like no other, able to withstand cyclic periods of extreme hypoxia{2} and has developed the ability to walk on land from one tide pool to the next.{3} I believe that this particular Teleost shows adaptive evolution right before our eyes. The oceans tide rises and falls twice…

Horsefield Tortoise is a small species of tortoises that people love. These little reptiles only reach the maximum size of 8 inches and that is for females as males are known to only reach about 6.5 inches. Their shell color can vary from a dark brown to an olive green in color. These neat tiny species of turtles that are a cool pet to have if it is what you’re looking for. Life Expectancy When keeping this animal as a pet, it is important to realize that these tortoises live for a very long…

The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is a species of fish that exhibits a wide range of morphological variation within its subspecies, which typically fit into two categories, anadromous (spawn in freshwater, migrate from saltwater) and freshwater varieties. Saltwater marine varieties of the fish typically have two dorsal spines, along with a pelvic spine. These spines, as studies have shown, act as a defense mechanism against soft-mouthed predators, by increasing the diameter…

Do you know that there are almost two million marine species are estimated to exist in the ocean? Ocean, or marine, is the hometown of some of people. But we are still discovering and learning this familiar and unfamiliar biomes. The location, temperature, characteristic and dwellers are quite differ with other biomes on the earth. Ocean is the biggest part on the earth. There 71% of area on the earth have been covered by the ocean. The ocean entailed the 97% of liquid on the earth. “The oceans…

Radium Springs is an Unincorporated community that is located in the coastal plain area which is right below the piedmont region. The exact location of the Radium Spring is Southwest on the outskirts of Albany Georgia in Dougherty county. The Radium spring is one of Georgia’s seven wonders and the largest natural artesian spring in the state of Georgia. The formation of this spring is due to the karst topography where the surface of the water infiltrated the earth crust surface that became the…

of Norway and Southeast of Greenland, and Urates Barents Sea with coastal waters of Northern Norway, along with waters that merge the Taroe Islands, southwest of North Sea. The size of the Norwegian Sea, stops where it ends, with surface area of 1,380,000 sq. Km, although size is questionable. “Average depth runs 1,700 meters (5,577 ft.), while the maximum depth of North Sea has been measured at 3,970 meters (13,020 ft.)” (www.WorldAtlas.com). The Norwegian Sea, Norway and United Kingdom, have…

Imagine you’re on a boat in the middle of Aruba, taking samples of the ocean to conduct your own research. After a hard day of work, you get to spend the rest of your day relaxing in Aruba. This is the life of a marine biologist, you get to research in exotic places. I have chosen a career as a marine biologist because I excel in science and enjoy spending time with the ocean, nature, and animals. A career as a marine biologist is fun and interesting, has many responsibilities, requires a high…

Throughout Miles’ journey, Miles becomes more appreciative, for his and others’ life. While walking on the beach, Miles observes a seashell and has an epiphany, “Those shells, as unique and timeless as bones, helped me realize, that in the life on Earth, we are houseflies, here for one flash of light,” (45). Miles’ epiphany is that his life on earth will not last forever. After his “one flash of light,” he will be gone. Humans only get one chance to live on earth and Miles realizes he needs to…

Being one the most beautiful natural heritage site on Earth, the GBRMP makes a great place for ecotourism. In fact, tourism activity is the most economically valuable activity in the GBRMP, with approximately 1.6 million visitors per year across all over the world. Since the GBRMP is a marine protected area, all human related activity in the park is strictly regulated to minimize the disturbance to the native ecosystem. As the result of the active “zoning” by the park management team and the…

Implementation of Marine Protected Areas Human activities threaten the sustainability of marine biodiversity and ecosystems. To address human impacts Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) may be established as countermeasures. MPAs are government involved programs that target areas facing the most marine wildlife threats. Maintenance of MPAs requires involvement from government at the federal and local level, fishing agencies, and stakeholders. MPAs aim to preserve marine habitats by placing…