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Dumbo Octopus The small octopus in Finding Nemo is a dumbo octopus which obtained its name from the famous Disney elephant Dumbo. Despite the fact that this octopus doesn’t live on a coral reef, but on the bottom of the ocean it also isn’t pink. They do in fact live all over the world including Australia. The dumbo octopus is not very well known, but it has amazing physical traits, behavior, and reproductive abilities. This particular octopus is much smaller compared to other species of octopi.…

into the ocean resulting in a process called ocean acidification. It is a process where the carbon dioxide released dissolves into the ocean changing the chemistry of the ocean and leads to decrease in the pH of the ocean making the ocean more acidic. Ocean acidification is considered to be one of the most significant effects of climate change as 228 studies have been conducted to examine biological responses of marine organisms to ocean acidification and the results revealed that ocean…

Ocean Pollution Have you ever thought where all of that extra trash goes? Or where do they take the trash to? Well here is where they put it, in the ocean.This action affects Marine life very seriously. And it affects humans to. Whatever the fish eats, your eating too. Ocean pollution is when, us humans, dump billions of trash into the ocean. We dump trash into the ocean without even thinking about it twice. We think that it will dissolve into the ocean. But really, it is being eaten by the…

South Africa is surrounded by three major oceans namely the Atlantic, the Indian and the Southern Ocean. The west and east coast of South Africa are geographically and oceanographically distinct, supporting a wide variety of marine life. The west coast of South Africa is characterised by the relatively cold, slow-moving Benguela Current. The marine life along the west coast is adapted to colder temperatures. The waters of the west coast are nutrient-rich and support a large abundance of fish.…

Chapter 11 1. Japan is a group of islands about 100 miles off the coast of Asia. Japan is the furthest east country. Because of this Japan experiences the first sun set. That is why it is called "Land of The Rising Sun". The Japanese state was built from many periods which the country had gone through, the paleolithic period which were the first habitants. The Jomon period, the yayoi period, the asuka period which introduced Buddhism and the nana period who formed Japan as a society like it is…

aqualung, and he wrote books such as the, ‘’ Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau’’ and ‘’ The Unknown Ocean.’’ Cousteau also invented most of the scuba-diving gear and devices that you use today. As a child, Cousteau suffered from stomach and amenia problems. Jacques Cousteau made many scientific discoveries, but the best discovery was the aqualung. He also is known for inventing diving and scuba devices. He made documentaries about the ocean, and ocean life. The last tool he made was the…

An outlet mall in Southern California was full of shoppers, entering and exiting the various stores. As groups of people left the food court around lunch hour, they sipped their coffee. Once they finished their drinks, despite the nearby trash cans, they dropped their cups onto the ground and casually walked off. This is simply one example of littering in our society, but if this issue is not resolved, the ecosystem will suffer greatly. Victorian Litter Action Alliance’s “Litter Statistics Fact…

Fishnets/Ghost Gear. Fishnets are made of materials such as plastic & nylon. The fishnets do not change or degrade after prolonged exposure to salt water. Fish nets are being left out in the Australian Ocean creating damage to Australia’s marine life. The majority of fishnets are discarded into the Australia Ocean by fishing boats. The Gulf of Carpentaria is a specific hot spot for the discarded fishing nets. The Carpentaria Ghost Net Program in Northern Australia have removed over 5,500 nets…

Shackleton Case Study: Was He a Successful Leader? Summary In late 1914, the ship Endurance, left the port of South Georgia Island for their final stretch to their South Pole destination. Sir Ernest Shackleton, their illustrious leader, had been at sea before and had even attempted this perilous journey prior to this sailing. Shackleton was starting this journey with renewed vigor as he could sense this would be one of his last chances to accomplish his life-long goal of traversing the southern…

plastic ended up in the ocean. Do you know the effect of plastic in the ocean and how it affects the environment? Plastic in our oceans has been ruining our environment and I don’t think this is ever going to get better unless we do something about it. The plastic in our ocean has been affecting our oceans for generations and just keeps getting worse. According to the Geology and Human Health website plastic has gotten into the ocean from ships (20% of plastic in the ocean), intentional…