Take a closer look at the changeable current of the river, still waves of the sea or the stormy ocean: they hide many secrets, yet when one knows he is ready to deep a toe into the seemingly treacherous water – that is where the journey begins, and it is a matter of decision how one handles the swim. Either staying afloat, diving deep or going with the flow requires actions. In his book “The Alchemist”, Paulo Coelho states that the only way to endure life is through the action. Although one may…
environmental disaster is an oil spillage in the ocean . An oil spill is a release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into environment due to human activity like boats above oil pipes or rigs and its a form of pollution. Other form of oil spillage is marine oil spillage ,where oil is release into the ocean or coastlines. Oil spills is a release of crude oil from tankers, pipelines offshore platforms,drilling rigs. Spills may take months or years to clean up and very expensive. Oil Spills are a…
Keys and the Coral Triangle Area. The loss of symbiotic algae and/or their pigment lead the bleaching of corals [2]. Moreover, the mass bleaching phenomena degrade the valuable ecosystem services of coral reefs, which are home to 25% of all known marine species and provide approximately $375 billion per year in goods and services around the world [3, 4, 5]. Due the fact that corals tend to die in great numbers immediately following coral bleaching events [6], many scientists consider ‘bleaching’…
microplastics is their small size, density, color, surface (smooth or rough) (Stephanie L. Wright a,2013). Food chain disturbance in marine environment is the major problem because due to ingestion of plastic which consists of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), POP and PAH. They absorbs/bioaccumulation in the fatty acid of living organism and cause death of the species. At least 180 marine animal species and birds have been found to ingest plastic (Teuten et al. 2009)( Elin Andersson 2014).…
This could be from the fondness of seafood to the well-being of marine life. The message that the foundation is conveying informs people that they are littering redundantly. They want people to acknowledge what is thrown into the ocean, because it is life threatening. For example, a fish indulges a large piece of plastic…
overfishing of the oceans. By overfishing the ocean (the ocean being the “commons”) we deplete the ocean of fish and other marine life, which alters the planet’s well-being. The ocean’s well-being is imperative to many biological cycles that keep the planet running smoothly. Fishermen continue to fish at an increasing rate, which in many areas has caused the population of marine life to crash. Humans have created “dead zones” in many areas that are completely void of life, and scientists are not…
Millions of sea animals are killed every year as a result of consuming pollution that is made up of manmade plastic in the ocean. In an effort to wake up the human population and make them realize what they are doing to the environment, the Endangered Wildlife Trust created an advertisement to make people stop and think about what they are putting into the world. With the use of rhetoric, the author reaches out to everyone to show them that their actions have consequences. The purpose of the ad…
both of which are installations, reference the fragility of coral reef ecosystems (Pollak, 2012; Wertheim and Wertheim, n.d). The focus and subject matter - particularly in The Bleached Reef, which is a “…testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world…” (Wertheim and Wertheim, n.d) - was influential to…
Aurelia aurita is more commonly known as the moon jellyfish. It is the most common jellyfish and has been seen to be blooming in great numbers in Pacific and Mediterranean waters. Scientists have mainly focused on blooms of Aurelia Aurita in Pacific waters because of their extreme impact on the fishing industry. It has been speculated by scientists that the combination of overfishing and warming waters have directly affected these blooms. Aurelia aurita is part of the phylum named…
Marine biology has always been a passion of mine ever since I first heard about it when I was four years old. My family has a deep-running connection to the ocean so when they realized how interested I was in science, they suggested marine biology. I loved the concept of studying unknown creatures that sit miles below the surface of our planet that no human has ever seen. I’ve read many textbooks and field guides over the years, which started as an amusing pastime. However, the more I read,…