Coral reefs

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…

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…

Common Bottlenose Dolphin: Anatomy: Common Bottlenose Dolphins are marine animals that live their whole life in the water. Their blowhole is on top of their head. Their ears are close to their eyes. They have 2 fins; a set of fins called Pectoral Fins that helps them swim. The other one is a single fin on top of their head further away from the blowhole called the Dorsal Fin that helps them keep stable against the water currents. They have a small patch of skin on their stomach that is…

They are round black dolphins that are so small that they can fit into a bathtub. Maui’s dolphin, a subspecies of Hector’s dolphin, also known as Popoto, is the rarest marine species known in existence and one of the smallest known dolphins. There are less than 50 Maui’s dolphins in the world today, and this number is still dropping, they are almost extinct. Humans are the biotic factor of the decrease in their population. Maui’s dolphins are carnivores, their preys are small fish and squids.…

In this essay both the digestive system of a shark and a human have been researched. While investigating, it has been found that there are many similarities and differences between both species of animals. To begin, sharks live in an aquatic environment surrounded by water and other aquatic animals. While humans live on dry land surrounded by multiple mammals in urban and rural areas. Sharks mostly prey on smaller fish . Some of the larger shark species feed on seals, sea lions, and other…

Marine Pollution: Causes There are many observable attributes in which we can classify the various types of marine pollution. Marine Pollution is a major setback and not only hampers the marine species but also is passed on to the land animals as well. Sea water covers around 2/3rd of the planet, which plays an important role in maintaining the essential biological and ecological balance. There has been increasing amount and the various kinds of waste products which originates from expanding…

Eutrophication is a natural occurrence over the past centuries as bodies of water age and contains sediment (Carpenter 1981). However, due to human activities, the rate of eutrophication has increased and now plays a big role in fish kills. This happens when inordinate amount of fertilizers flow down the rivers and streams and into the sea, which in turn encourages algae and most, if not all, aquatic plants to overgrow. Fishes will then suffocate due to lack of oxygen and sunlight excessively…

Loggerhead Sea Turtle The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta) is an endangered species of turtle that lives and nests on the beaches of Georgia’s barrier islands. The Loggerhead Sea Turtles was listed on the threatened species list on July 28, 1978. There are 7 species of sea turtles, and the Loggerhead turtle is one of five found on the Georgia barrier islands. The Loggerhead turtle is the only one of those that nests regularly on the barrier islands. This species of turtle lives in oceans…

Genetic parentage in New Zealand King Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) in Marlborough Sound- Sally Tang 13215472, Massey University Introduction The New Zealand King Shag Leucocarbo carunculatus, also known as the rough-faced shag, is an endemic species to New Zealand and can be considered one of the world’s rarest sea birds. They are large, black-and-white cormorant with a metallic blue sheen and are distinguishable by their yellow/orange caruncles above the base of their bill. They are…