Ocean rowing

Pretend someone is about to go scuba diving in the ocean. They jump in the water and sink down. As they to survey the coral reefs around them, something catches their eye. The coral has turned white, and no longer moves with life. This whiteness seems to have spread over a big area of the reef. One can no longer see the colorful branches swaying in the current, or the schools of tropical fish swimming through. It’s a vast, white, death-like reef. This phenomenon is known as coral reef bleaching…

Romance with the Sea: Romantic Boating Destinations in Long Island ‘Love is in the air’ for the entire month of February, not just for Valentine’s Day. Here in New York we are blessed to be surrounded by so much water. There is a plethora of lovely romantic spots scattered around Long Island that are accessible by boat. While boating during the month of February is not on everyone’s list, it is do-able. Going out on the water during the winter is a viable idea if you happen to be used to the…

With only 71 percent of the earths body of water, we have 96.5 percent of ocean resources to meet our current expectations of having a blissful experience along the coastlines. Although this may be true, lately we as consumers are destroying our oceans sustainable body of water, and the sea creature’s life expectancy. Henceforth in the county of Los Angeles specifically, the sustainability of ocean waters are being contaminated by the toxicity of waste being dumped by consumers. Under the…

As they approached the beach, they saw the purple flags and no swimming signs. They asked the lifeguard why the purple fag was up, and the lifeguard said one word, “jellyfish.” Jellyfish can paralyze and kill other small animals, and sometimes they kill humans. Most jellyfish are transparent and have very long tentacles. These are good qualities for a predator. However, now you can buy anti-jellyfish sunscreen. Many cultures cook and eat jellyfish, and we are using them in medical research.…

with the end goal and the great results the project brings about. This effect is mainly achieved by showing the process by which the sculptures are made with this footage being interspersed with shots of the sculptures as they are first placed on the ocean floor and after the coral reef has started to develop allowing the viewer to see how effective this kind of work is. Angel Azul brings a human element to the problem of coral reef disappearance across the world by showing and interviewing…

I am Shagun Gupta from the Federal Mistreating of Nymphs. “Some people create their own storms, then get upset when it rains.” Using this quote it seems like I am going against Echo but I am trying to help her. It seems like that this whole problem is all Echo’s fault that she helped the God of the Sky but it was Zeus who had asked her to help him run away from his wife. Echo deserves a lesser punishment because Zeus had asked Echo for help and Hera was being a jealous goddess when Hera took…

Context and importance of the issue The oceans are changing with our constant interactions through fishing, pollution, and general use. With these disturbances sea temperature, organic matter, and nutrients are all increasing and altering each ecosystem (McClanahan et al 2002). Coral reefs are one of the main ecosystems of concern due to their ecological and economical importance. Coral reefs are undergoing "phase shifts to alternate, degraded assemblages" (Hughes et al 2007). It is suggested…

When I had first heard about Dunes through youth group at Good Shepherd, I thought it would be a fun three day trip to the beach with a bunch of my good friends. Little did I know, I would learn many new things that really inspired me and persuaded me to grow in ways I never thought I was capable of. Not only were these three days at the beach a very fun time with my friends, it was somewhat very emotional as well. I learned so many new things about my peers and watched their relationship with…

Sitting on the shore of a beach you would expect a lot of sand, on this beach there is a lot of rocks and small pebbles which does make it tough to walk on as I feel my shoes fill slowly with the coarse mix of sand and rock. Looking around there are many people with dogs, most off leashes. I can hear them barking at each other and doing their business on the beach with their owners just burying it in the sand. The strong odor of the seaweed is very heavy in the breeze, and it is strung all…

Over the last decades we've witnessed many problems going on with our environment. We've seen many animals going extinct because of humans. We've seen new viruses being spread out because of bacteria. This is all caused from something we do all the time, which is littering. Littering causes many problems in our community because it's a big problem for humans and animals. Littering is the cause of why 700 Marine animal species are being threatened to go extinct. I will like to solve this problem…