Ocean

The ocean is the most obvious feature of the earth 's surface. About seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Beneath this water are the familiar sands of the beaches we visit during the summer months, however further offshore this water covers an amazing submarine landscape of underwater trenches, mountains, and plains. This differs from the continents, mainly because they are physically separated from one another, whereas the oceans are continuously interconnected. The…

and I were going on a 3 night cruise to Nassau, Bahamas. When we arrived at Port Canaveral the ocean breeze was like heaven. First the Carnival Sensation Departed. Then our ship departed from Port Canaveral around 2:30 PM to the ships musical horn playing “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes”. The Next Morning We arrived in Nassau. I woke up at 8:00 AM on August 22nd to find the ship still in the ocean, but the pilot boat guiding the ship into the harbor. We arrived to find two other ships at…

have the beach all to myself. It’s like my personal sanctuary and a beautiful place that I can call my own for awhile. I take off my flip flops, sinking my feet into the wet, yellow sand. Without a moment of hesitation, I dive myself in a large ocean wave. I hold my breath as long as I can before swimming up to the surface. I climb up a huge rock, and…

Renowned American author H. P. Lovecraft once wrote, “Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent”. Presently, the earth is estimated to be around 70% water, yet humanity has only explored less than 5% of the oceans. Imagine what we could learn from the unknowns of the most treacherous depths, and to what possibilities could we utilize all the information gathered? One anomaly quite intriguing is the diverse sea-life, which proceeds to prosper by…

exposed the real face of the plastic’s products family. Although they were light, inexpensive, and almost indestructible, they began piling up around the world; tainting rivers, littering landscapes, clogging sewers, and finally ending up in the oceans. This scenario, sooner or later started galvanizing more and more people; the battle against plastics have just…

Mermaids may be ancient, but they are still with us in many forms; their images can be found all around us in films, books, Disney movies, at Starbucks and maybe even in the ocean waves if we look close enough (Simon 1). More importantly, “researchers believe that sightings of human-size ocean animals are manatees, which inspired mermaid legends” (Simon 2). These animals have a flat, mermaid-like tail and two flippers that resemble stubby arms. As for not looking like mermaids, most…

Water Far in the ocean, I was on a small boat with four people to go diving. Jamie, Bob, Matt, and Mike were there to support me, but they didn’t want to go in the water. Before I dived in the water, Matt had given me a pocket knife for defence, but I figured it wouldn’t work, considering there were gigantic creatures in the ocean. I dived into the water, but my heart was pounding, and then, I saw a large grey streak dashing by. Then it came back, and the closer it got to me, the faster I swam…

It should be in everyones best interest to minimise the world’s marine pollution, the vast growth of pollution in our ocean is affecting marine life such as coral reefs and sea animals. With pollution on the rise it is declining our marine future, which can be a worry for the worlds oxygen with a large percentage of the planet’s oxygen coming from marine plants. Marine life stability is one of the most important issues this century. We are constantly having large numbers of sea animals dying…

creates a picture of a desirable getaway. The beach. These are just the fundamental objectives of why individuals invest time and money into traveling to the oceans. However, fun in the sun can quickly vanish when concepts like quality of water, sun detection, and possibilities of sand-hole collapses hit the surface. During vacations, traveling to oceans for a quick departure should be avoided as it can be hostile to health of families through threats coming from particles in and outside of the…

within a few years the dead zone may become permanent and grow larger. This could gradually affect a wider range of marine animal life resulting in the life in our oceans to quickly plummet to small dwindling numbers. With no marine animal life, our ocean would become a wasteland filled with dead rotting animals and chemicals making our oceans a sore sight to see. These short and long-term effects on the ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone show to what extend the zone is actually having…