Indian Ocean

found around the planet in places where ocean floor has come above sea level. This suggests that the peak of Everest, the highest land point on our planet, was at one time under water. The summit rocks of Everest contain corals and other fossils of sea life. Unless sea creatures somehow reached the peak of our planet, this is definite evidence that the peak was at one point subaquatic. Geologists know that many years ago there was an ocean between the Indian and Eurasian plates. The collision of…

northwest’s waterways. These farmed salmon “bring with them pollution, virus and parasite amplification” (Flat and Ryan). They compete with native salmon for food and spawning grounds. It is ironic that Atlantic salmon can be raised in the Pacific Ocean. A species that is non-native and poses a serious threat to our native populations. A problem that affects more than just fish, but wildlife, plants, humans and the whole world is climate change. Climate change ultimately impacts water…

crashing onto the shore? The Maldives - where you can experience yourself what a true paradise feels like, should be put on your bucket list right now. The Maldives is an island country which consists of 1192 coralline islands positioned in the Indian Ocean (Shakeela, 2015). Despite being the smallest country in Asia, its unique location encompassed with beautiful, crystal-clear beaches is what makes the Maldives so special. Beside all of those reasons, it is the exceptionally beautiful…

During heavy wind storms, Coastal Hwy, or Rt.1, can become covered in ocean water. Where buildings don’t hinder the path from the ocean, sand blows across the road creating slick and treacherous driving conditions. Traveling north and seeing the various little towns that make up the coast of this peninsula: OC, Fenwick, South Bethany, across the Indian River bridge, through Dewey Beach and finally into Rehoboth. At just before 6:00am, I enter the property and drive around back to the project…

adult coloration may not be as splendid as that seen in a wild-caught adult emperor angelfish. Geographic range: The emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Red Sea to Hawaii and the Austral Islands. The species inhabits in a wide geographical range of the world's oceans from the Red Sea all the way east to Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Hawaiian Islands. In recent years, the species have migrated through the Suez Canal and started…

The Hawksbill Turtle The hawksbill turtle are found in the atlantic, pacific, indian oceans, or any tropical waters. They are normally found near reefs rich with sponges. The Hawksbill turtle feeds on sponges and they are also omnivorous and will also eat mollusks, marine algae, crustaceans, sea urchins, fish, and jellyfish. Without them, sponges have the ability to overgrow corals and suffocate the reefs. Hawksbill are important inhabitants of coral reefs. It’s estimated that one turtle one…

earthquakes, and almost two hundred impact craters. All of these features come from the Earth constantly being in motion. The Earth has powerful forces that are caused by nature. Most of which can’t be seen but felt because they are deep in our Earth’s oceans. To begin with diving into the depths of oceanography, one may ask themselves, “What is oceanography?” Oceanography is the study of the phenomena and properties of the deep sea. Chemistry, biology, physics…

As a Georgia native you can imagine my shock when I found out Georgia has it’s very own loch ness monster! The monster’s name is Altamaha-ha, it was given to him by the Creek Indians that lived near the Altamaha-ha river. The monster has been spotted in Darien and Butler Island, Georgia. The Altamaha River is a beautiful place. It’s known for it’s vast marshes and 18th/19th century rice fields and canals. Scottish people from Inverness (the home of Nessie), were recruited in 1735 to come live…

The crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) , a large multiple-armed starfish that prays on hard coral polyps, can be found in and throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Some predators of these species are Giant Triton snail, the stars and stripes pufferfish, titan triggerfish and the humphead maori wrasse. 2.2 What causes COTS outbreaks: The cause of Cots outbreaks are not 100% certain but one of the most widely accepted hypothesis is that the outbreaks of COTS are caused and…

Cabeza de Vaca, lonely, tired, and hungry crossed the cold, clear, river as the raging water slammed against his weak body. With every little step he took, the currents pulled him further and further away from his destination. His legs were weak and fragile from wading in the frigid water, where he could barely touch the bottom. In his weakened state, he could drown any moment from now. In the year of 1527, five ships set sail in search of new lands to establish new settlements. As the journey…