Oceanography

Trevor Allen Professor Kuznetsoff English 145 9 December 2015 Shark attacks and Global Warming “Shark attacks occupy people’s minds like no other animal related phenomenon” (site). Recently, shark attacks on humans have seemingly exploded onto the scene, with headline after headline capturing the world’s attention with the unsettling news. The recent increase in shark attacks has quickly become a worldwide topic of concern, with scientists consistently asking the looming question of: why has…

The National Sea Grant College Programs values and goals are to, “expand the range and increase the utility of products from the ocean, improve condition of marine ecosystems, improve production of aquaculture, enhance quality of seafood, improve stewardship of marine resources and provide new technology and tools for understanding ecological processes.” (UNC Sea Grant College Program). The values and goals of the NASA Chandra’s program is to accurately observe their target, describe and…

Of today’s many important environmental issues, sustainable fishing must take top priority to ensure vital future oceanic resources. If we discount sustainable practices, we are ignoring our world’s largest resource. Over 70 percent of the world is covered by water and as a nation, we consume 4.8 billion pounds of seafood (NOAA, 2016). We cannot afford to waste resources that are well within our power to save and conserve. We have many organizations that conduct aquatic research on our…

Good afternoon, everyone. Well, with some of you about to go out on field work, it's timely that in this afternoon section. I will be sharing my ideas about the reason why groups of whale and dolphins sometimes swim ashore from the sea right on to the beach, and most often die in what are known as mass strandings. Unfortunately, this type of event is a frequent occurrence on some of the location that you will be travelling to. While sometimes the tide goes out suddenly confusing the animals.…

Ocean pollution is one of the worlds worst types of pollution. What can we do to stop it? Imagine drifting through the sea, looking down and seeing the vast ocean full of trash and dead fish all the way to the horizon. The smell of death fills the air as a large wave, full of garbage, comes crashing down towards you and your boat. Sadly this is not the future, nor an imaginary place, it is the world we live in today. This place I describe is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is…

Whale sharks are the ocean’s largest fish, yet they are still endangered despite their size. Humanity’s affects on the whale shark population eventually cascade, having a critical affect on all other species and a single human behavior such as irresponsible plastic use or oil drilling can have a vast impact on the overall ecosystem. Whale sharks positively benefit the health of the ocean by cleaning the ocean of plankton. Generally, whale sharks are primarily endangered due to humanity’s greed,…

Veitaley Partida Ms. Cromwell English 3B 10 January 2018 The Legend of the Sea The Kraken a once feared name now in deemed a legend but its legend does still have a tale. Like how the squid could devour ships with their crew and similarities it has to the Architeuthis Dux a real squid that lives today. The Kraken is a Nordic legend that started around the 1180. At the time it was believed to live in the waters from Norway and Iceland. Although it doesn't haunt the seas from dawn to dusk it…

Many people are doing illegal crimes every day with knowing it. People get caught and put them in jail for the certain amount of years. However, we as a society, create punishments for a reason to avoid further damage to the ecosystem or the environment. I'm here to declare that the poachers should go to jail time. Let's start off with the common reason why should they go to jail. First of all, as they keep collect and selling abalone. It will just create more damage to the ocean floor in…

There are many things in the deep ocean sea that us humans have never discovered. There may even be dangerous predators that we have not discovered. But I am here to tell you about the Jellyfish. I will tell you some answers to questions that you might have. Ok are you ready? Let's get into the facts. What is a jellyfish? You might mistake a jellyfish for some type of jelly with a weird name. A lot of people know jellyfish for their appearance. A Lot of people know jellyfish for stinging…

Eddie: The Sea Turtle. Majestic, wonderful, and on this earth for over 100 million year. But, can its magnificent animals be in danger? In this documentary we talk about sea turtles and how plastic pollution affects the ecosystem of turtles. We will see why the turtles are so affected by pollution. But before that we will explain the interactions in the ecosystem of the sea turtle. Connor: A great interaction is the food chain. So, what is it that turtles eat? When turtles are omnivorous, they…