Marine

figure 1(11)), an oleophilic and hydrophobic sponge that collects oil and rejects water housing up to ninety times its own weight than to be squeezed out and reused like a dish sponge(3). Could this be the answer to addressing oil spills and benefit marine environments? Relevant Chemistry: The sponge is a simple foam of polyurethane with silane molecules that attract the oil into the sponge rejecting water and releases oil when squeezed(14). This process is possible due to the silane being…

C: The MAR is a vital piece of the Ccaribbean area because of the benefits it provides to oceanic life and the people living in coastal cities and towns. E: The reef is home to over five hundred aquatic species,, but this is only 10 % of the ocean is currently discovered, leaving 90% waiting to be researched (Barbezat). The reef is home to many endangered species, including, one of them being Whale Sharks. E: Although Whale Sharks also reside in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, if they were to…

What is the importance of plankton in oceans and food chains? Plankton are essential in oceans and food chains worldwide. Phytoplankton specifically, are the primary producers providing food for Zooplankton, which together they formulate the foundation of the oceanic food chain. They are also a vital food source for larger animals.Phytoplankton are responsible for most of the transfer of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the ocean. What is the difference between phytoplankton and…

mile trek for the crew of thirteen included: Captain: Clive Cosby, 5 Gyres founder: Anna Cummins, Communications: Stiv Wilson, Pro-Surfer: Mary Osborne, Expedition Leader: Dale Selvan, Environmental Cleanup Coalition founder: Richard Sundance Owen, Marine Scientist: Bonnie Monteleone, Ocean Activist: Mary Maxwell, 5 Gyres founder: Dr. Marcus Erickson,…

Eriksen, Marcus. JUNK RAFT: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution. Boston: Beacon, 2017. Print. Marcus Eriksen, a clear water advocate and a co-founder of the 5 gyres institute, wrote Junk Raft in July 2017 as a recollection of his experiences of rafting across the ocean in 2008. Eriksen wrote of his experiences and connected them to real water pollution problems with possible solutions in order to inform his readers of the extreme problem of water pollution.…

et al., 2012). North American governments and hatcheries have implemented a variety of intervention measures to help restore this species, but the salmon are still struggling to recover in certain parts of their range. As a result, salmon-dependent marine organisms, especially the endangered Southern…

Laws are being made to try to prevent pollution from land, sea, and air to protect endangered species, and to try to build marine protected areas. Pollution has been harming organisms all over the world and will continue to harm these species without the effort to help stop polluting the oceans. Oceans absorb 80% of greenhouse gases and 50% of the carbon dioxide released into…

Maggie McMahon APES Period 1 October 24, 2014 Coral Reef Ecology Activity (#3) Tourists scenario: Tourists bring business to many of the countries that are surrounded by coral reefs, but the damage they do is putting the future of both tourism and the coral reef in jeopardy. Most people do not realize how fragile the reef is and carelessly destroy it without thinking, as ecologists have discovered patches of dead coral in the shape of diver's footprints. Boat anchors can break off a quarter…

along the California coastline. Their geographic range begins in San Mateo County in northern California and extends down to Santa Barbara County in southern California. The diet of these generalist sea otters consists mainly of sluggish fishes and marine invertebrate such as sea urchins, clams, mussels, and snails, and their food resources are abundant. Current threats to southern sea otters include infectious diseases, contaminants, oil spills, fisheries interactions, predators, boat…

1. Which parts of the story did you enjoy the most? The part that I enjoyed the most is how the author is able to compare and connect the story of two young men whose lives will forever change after they sign up to join the war. US Marine Bill Everette and North Vietnamese Vo Dinh Dai are fighting are on opposite sides of the Vietnam War. The only thing that bond them together is how they want to make a change in their own country. 2. Which parts of the story did you dislike the most? I didn’t…