Marine

The green sea turtle, also known as Chelonia Mydas, is an endangered species. Sea turtles are targeted by people due to their meat, eggs, and shells. For people, this is a way of not only getting food but also an income source. Another factor that contributes to the green sea turtle endangerment is overfishing and poaching. Sea turtles are also used by some for ceremonies or even medicine. Technology such as propellers or getting hit by a boat can also pose threats to sea turtles, as the…

Baleen whales undergo the longest annual migrations of any animal (Rice and Wolman 1971, Stone et al. 1990, Rasmussen et al. 2007). The function has generally been accepted as an evolutionary response to the need to feed in colder waters and reproduce in warmer waters (Corkeron and Connor 1999, Learmonth et al 2006). The location of feeding and breeding grounds along migration routes were initially inferred from stomach contents of stranding data and whaling logs (e.g., MacKintosh 1945, Scammon…

problems that puts the environment in danger. For example, coal mining companies produce one of the topmost energy that humans use to fuel their economy (Mishra et al., 2008). Consequently, heavy metals from coal mining are the results that contaminate marine life (Mishra et al., 2008). Moreover, the relationship between economic development and industrial pollution is off balanced, because the opportunity cost for economic growth is the deterioration of the environment (He et al.,…

Approximately 8m tons of plastic ends up in the oceans every year. Marine life is in serious danger with the amount of the plastic in the oceans, studies show by 2050 their will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. The plastic is killing and if not hurting the marine life. “But we also need to prevent plastic getting into the ocean in the first place. If we don’t manage the influx of plastics we will be the garbagemen…

young leatherbacks still face predation from cephalopods, requiem sharks, and various large fish. Despite their lack of a hard shell, the huge adults face fewer serious predators, though they are occasionally overwhelmed and preyed on by very large marine predators such as killer whales, great white sharks, and tiger sharks. Sea turtles are dependent on beaches for nesting and the sea level rise, uncontrolled coastal development, vehicle traffic on beaches, and other human activities have…

before. If they go out of pocket, the government who owns the land doesn’t get any money from the oil company, meaning they loose what could be vital for them. Drilling for oil also damages the earth, not just because of the possibility of damaging the marine life in a spill, but also the rock below which has lain untouched for ages. This is destroying our earth, so we should be trying to fic it before it is too…

focuses on coral reefs, the most diverse marine ecosystem, which is often described as the rainforests of the ocean. Coral reefs have over a million species with many that are not yet identified and described. Their ecosystems are highly vulnerable to the effects of ocean acidification and global warming. Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean carbon dioxide and produces carbonic acid. This causes the gradual destruction of the exoskeletons of many marine organisms including the coral reefs’.…

And finally, cosmogenous sediments like tektite spheres and glassy nodules is the dust from space like meteorites and other space debris also 1% on the ocean floor. Most marine sediments are covering continental slopes (41% in volume) and continental rises (31% in volume). Continental shelves have only 15 percent and the deep ocean floors only 13 percent in volume. Another sort of sediments are pelagic sediments which are…

How Rescue Teams Are Saving Sea Turtles By: Priya Lokhnauth Turtles have been around for 220 million years. But now they are starting to become extinct. If we don’t fix this, then future generations will not be able to see this amazing sea creature. Rescue Teams help turtles and save turtles but some people kill and eat turtles. Rescue Teams are determined to save sea turtles. Volunteers are now blooming to make more teams. Rescue teams are also searching…

Garbage relates to everything from all kinds of waste whether generated during the extraction of raw materials or after the consumption of final products. It is present everywhere, even in the middle of the oceans. Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage is a documentary film showing the waste produced around the world and the life cycle of trash/garbage. The documentary explains what happens to the garbage when it’s thrown away and its impact on the people and the world. It shows how the waste…