Physical oceanography

How Stuff Works, MNN, and Discovery news agree, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a large amount of garbage that has been thrown into the ocean or runoff debris from land. This collection of waste is made up of trash, toxic runoff, fishing gear, plastics and other pollutants. According to One Green Planet, the Garbage Patch is 2x the size of Texas and has 3 million tons of litter. Most people believe it is trash visible with the naked eye, according to National Oceanic Service and Ocean…

Good day ladies and gentlemen. My name is Crystal. I would like to inform you about some of the threats to our beautiful coral reefs. Imagine that you were doing some deep sea diving and you happen to swim along this beautiful, interesting and colorful wave of wonder made of stony corals and consist of plants, fish, clear waters, and many other creatures. Coral reefs have often been referred to as the rainforests of the ocean and they are one of the greatest wonders of the ocean. Coral reefs…

Oceans are the largest water bodies on earth. Over the past few decades extensive human activities have affected these oceans in a very disastrous manner. Marine pollution also known as Ocean pollution, is the introduction of harmful substances such as waste from industries, effluents, sewage, oil , agricultural waste etc into the ocean (Derraik,2002). The oceans are a known home to a large variety of flora and fauna. The pollution has started affecting the marine habitat adversely. Marine…

Beach Nourishment (or also known as beach replenishment) is the process of dumping or pumping sand from another place onto an eroding shoreline or a shoreline in the process of erosion to create, or expand the length and width of the existing beach. However, Beach nourishment does not stop erosion, it just repairs the destruction caused by the tidal waves for awhile. The waves will erode the nourished sand as an alternative instead of damaging houses, roads, recreational spots, or parking lots.…

Introduction Non-indigenous or non-native species are species that have been introduced into an area or region that is not their normal habitat or environment. These species are sometimes very invasive and will take over the areas that they inhabit. There can be very negative effects from the introduction of non-indigenous species into certain environments. The ecosystem of an area is likely to be compromised from certain aggressive and invasive species. The lionfish is one of those. The…

The ocean is a major part of our lives because not only does it supply us with water and most of our everyday needs,but because the ocean “covers 71% of the earth’s surface” (source: Oceanic Institute).The ocean is very important to earth and those living in it because without the ocean most things will be different. According to “Keep Oceans Blue” one of the examples they stated were “Our oceans also provide $21 trillion in food and other benefits yearly” meaning without the ocean earth would…

This article talks about how much things people are getting away in international water. One of the things that people get away with is polluting the water in the ocean intentionally. This is wrong for many reasons;the major reasons is that a lot of fishes and animals that depend on that water to live in and eat are dying because of all the oil being dumped there. Another reason is that it’s not just the ocean that is being polluted, but the air is also being polluted and that affects all of us…

Ocean Pollution is a serious issue in today's global politics. The balance of Earth's ecosystem is put in jeopardy when the ocean is polluted. Ocean Pollution includes everything from the extreme to the small scale: oil spills, acid dumping and plastic pollution-- human activities and basic carelessness. Problems evolving from ocean pollution directly harm marine life and the Earth's many valuable resources. Ocean Pollution is a long-term problem that has expanded over the past few decades. In…

Argumentative Essay Outline Imagine good pictures of marine life in action.Rovs ( Remotely operated vehicle ) are good for going under water without being cold. People that don’t agree would say Rovs are not valuable because they are to big. However, ROVs are ABSOLUTELY valuable to underwater research because They can go underwater to take good pictures, Rovs can bring up artifacts without freezing to death, and They are remote operated so they can do what you want them to do. The…

Earths aquatic life is unique and essential in almost every aspect of human’s day to day life. Our oceans provide mouth-watering foods; they give supplies for making hair products, and also aide meteorologist in predicting our weather from day-to-day. The magnificent oceans are home to more organisms and aquatic life than is fathomable. What if we did not have our oceans to keep us healthy? The vivacious lives that make our oceans so beautifully helpful are at great danger of depletion. ”Ocean…