Marine debris

Bob Englehart created an image with an interesting mood which shows some men lowering chewing gum into the ocean. This artist has other images that reflect the same point of view. He is passionate about the subject of water pollution and expresses that in his work. It also shows and oil spill running through the body of water, which is the focus of the artwork. The cartoonist’s stance on this image is how people keep littering into the ocean. Over the years, more and more waste…

Coral Canyons Coral canyons are an important part of the ocean ecosystem and need to be protected. First, there are many issues that are posed to the canyons. Some of the issues are oil drilling, commercial fishing, and deep sea mining. The fishing destroys corals because of the nets that hit them. Also drilling and mining harm not only the coral but also some of the organisms that live there. Secondly, there are a lot of organisms that live in the coral canyons. In one of the articles I read…

endangerment. Several potential causes for this disease can involve the sea stars’ exposure to different environmental conditions (Venton, 2013) and infectious or virulent agents. Of the two, a virus is said to be the underlying cause according to marine virus…

greatly affected by overfishing, as a bycatch species, is the hector dolphin. It lives in the shallow waters off the coast of western New Zealand, and it is only found in the smallest area of any whale or dolphin. The are the smallest and rarest marine dolphin. There are somewhere between 7,000 and 8,000 left. A subspecies called the maui dolphin who also lives in the shallow water off the coast of western New Zealand is down to an estimated 55 individuals left. Hector dolphins have many…

Abundance of Fossilized Megalodon Teeth Washing Ashore in North Carolina The shores of North Carolina are known for having Megaladon teeth, but they are currently experiencing a bumper crop. Beachcombers in North Carolina are finding much more than just seashells recently because there has been an influx of fossilized Megaladon teeth washing up on the beaches and it has paleontologists excited. Megaladon Ruled the Ancient Sea Just for few moments, imagine a city bus, now imagine that bus with…

these species are even ecosystem engineers that create or maintain habitats for other species. Two of the most amazing keystone species are the sea otter and the American alligator. Sea otters are a keystone species in the Pacific Northwest and the marine ecosystems found along California’s shoreline. Sea otters are a very…

A look beneath Marine biology has peaked my interest with its overwhelming amount of things to study. The ocean, along with other bodies of water, are a marine biologist’s playground. Not only do they study fish, but the quality of the water, the plants, the wavelength periods, acidity, and many more aspects. However, to become a marine biologist one must have a Bachelor of Science degree in marine biology, this includes classes such as biology I and II, general chemistry I and II,…

form of marine pollution, causes these dead zones (National). A recent study measured a large dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico and the size of this territory is astounding, “Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and larger than forecast by NOAA in June” (National). This deadzone in the Gulf of Mexico is approximately the same size as the state of Indiana. Marine…

nourishment. The mother will teach him how to get his meals (mostly seals), and all the other things necessary for survival. In this paper,several questions about the polar bear will be answered. The first question is, why are polar bears considered marine mammals, the second, what distinguishes a polar bear from other bears or mammals, and last but not least, what are the main threats that polar bears face? You may be confused…

Now, here’s another photograph taken by Lucinda Devlin. It’s called Mermaids and it was taken in 1989 at Weechi Wachi Springs in Florida. The photograph was from her Habitats series. This picture may have been taken at an underwater event at a theme park or resort. The medium is photography and the size is 14 fonts. I feel like this picture was another one of Lucinda’s amazing photography techniques which can catch anybody’s attention and it is a part of her collective series. When I was…