Reef aquarium

Radium Springs is an Unincorporated community that is located in the coastal plain area which is right below the piedmont region. The exact location of the Radium Spring is Southwest on the outskirts of Albany Georgia in Dougherty county. The Radium spring is one of Georgia’s seven wonders and the largest natural artesian spring in the state of Georgia. The formation of this spring is due to the karst topography where the surface of the water infiltrated the earth crust surface that became the…

Snails has been around Earth longer than the beginning of man. According to Samford Singer, gastropods appeared about 600 million years ago [2]. Today, there are thousands different species of snails varying from marine, freshwater, and land. All these species plays a huge role in a diverse ecosystem. They provide important food source to many different predator such as birds, fish, rodents, etc. Perhaps the most common snail is the garden snail, Helix aspersa. The body of a snail consist of…

of Norway and Southeast of Greenland, and Urates Barents Sea with coastal waters of Northern Norway, along with waters that merge the Taroe Islands, southwest of North Sea. The size of the Norwegian Sea, stops where it ends, with surface area of 1,380,000 sq. Km, although size is questionable. “Average depth runs 1,700 meters (5,577 ft.), while the maximum depth of North Sea has been measured at 3,970 meters (13,020 ft.)” (www.WorldAtlas.com). The Norwegian Sea, Norway and United Kingdom, have…

Imagine you’re on a boat in the middle of Aruba, taking samples of the ocean to conduct your own research. After a hard day of work, you get to spend the rest of your day relaxing in Aruba. This is the life of a marine biologist, you get to research in exotic places. I have chosen a career as a marine biologist because I excel in science and enjoy spending time with the ocean, nature, and animals. A career as a marine biologist is fun and interesting, has many responsibilities, requires a high…

In recent years, the world’s coral reefs have suffered tremendous losses in abundance as the effect that human consumption has on the environment increases. Coral reef degradation is highly influenced by food production practices such as fishing, agriculture, and animal agriculture. These human disturbances on the environment, both direct and indirect, have had lasting effects on both coral reefs and their composing ecosystems. Coral reefs serve a crucial role in the shaping of the oceans…

in 1982. The island has a combination of temperate and tropical marine species, including coral reef in the near intact condition of the Island waters. During winter, ocean currents at 17 degrees’ surround Lord Howe Island and larvae of many organisms from cool southern parts of Australia are transported to the Island. During summer, the warm East Australian Current sweeps down from the Great Barrier Reef, bringing larvae of tropical marine creatures to the Island. Some of these larvae settle…

During Miles’ summer, he decides that he would like to have a permit allowing him to explore all marine creatures and possibly sell them to aquariums; “Professor Kramer had helped me get a specimen collector’s agreement and a commercial clamming license from the state,” (27). Miles chooses to study and explore marine life, instead of wasting time and staring at the wall, as most teenagers do during…

It is 2016 and as of now “the latest global coral reef assessment estimates that 19 percent of the world 's coral reefs are dead.” (Block). According to a graph shown (free) the trend for coral bleaching is not looking good. If this trend continues the possibility of the coral reefs demise does not seem to be too far off. The disappearance of the coral reefs are not certain, but scientists are speculating that the disappearance of coral reefs may result in the disruption of the food chain. But…

Being one the most beautiful natural heritage site on Earth, the GBRMP makes a great place for ecotourism. In fact, tourism activity is the most economically valuable activity in the GBRMP, with approximately 1.6 million visitors per year across all over the world. Since the GBRMP is a marine protected area, all human related activity in the park is strictly regulated to minimize the disturbance to the native ecosystem. As the result of the active “zoning” by the park management team and the…

the effects of an anchoring event on a coral reef at Crab Cove in the British Virgin Islands. With an increase in tourism, recreational boat traffic has increased and some boaters don’t think about where their anchor is going when they throw it overboard. On July 7th, 2004, a 50 meter vessel named the Holo-Kai anchored overnight on the reef. The heavy chains and three anchors used to hold the Holo-Kai in place caused damage to 1.5 hectares of the reef. Immediately after the anchor was pulled,…