Reef aquarium

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument management guide has acquired an extensive list regarding some of the possible threats that may pose a potential risk to the park’s conservation efforts. These risks are all or partly the direct result of human interactions with the park, they are as follows: threats to migratory birds, population decline in Hawaiian monk seals or green turtles, effects on various species, fish, marine invertebrates and spinner dolphins, coral damage, release of…

Coral reefs aren't only beautiful, they're also extremely important to our ecosystem. Yet we hardly hear about their benefits, or even the fact that the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef started in 2014 and officially lasted until about 6 months ago. Only about 7% of the reef just on the southern side was left unbleached & alive at it's worst point.(ABC) Overall about 12% of the worlds reefs were affected by this massive bleaching event. These recent events have…

disease and les likely to return. Not only that, because of how long it takes for them to grow, they may not actually grow because they could be overgrown by weeds and algae, which leads to coral not having anywhere to grow, leading to not all of the reef returning and recovering. "Even in ideal conditions, about 1/4 - 1/3 of a coral population dies each year from background mortality. They can die from old age, disease, predation, competition with a neighbor, erosion of their skeleton,…

ecosystems? Not only do coral reefs provide humans with billions of dollars in environmental services such as tourism, food, but they are extremely beneficial to the economy. So what is a coral reef? According to the NOAA, a coral reef is a “A mound or ridge of living coral, coral skeletons, and calcium carbonate deposits from other organisms such as calcareous algae, mollusks, and protozoans.” (Noaa.gov) Many people don’t realize how important the health of coral reefs are to our society. For…

Sixty genera of coral have a symbiotic relationship with the algae zooxanthellae. Only some deep water and cold water corals can survive without them. This symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms, the zooxanthellae provides the coral with glycerol, glucose and alanine. The coral provides the zooxanthellae with nitrogen and protection against predators. The degree to which the organisms depend on one another varies between species. (Rupert and Barnes, 1994). Coral bleaching occurs when the…

In this report, the evaluation will assess the negative and positive impacts of proposal 1 and 2, to help determine which of the proposals will benefit the Gold Coast community. The key negative and key positive points of the social, economic and environmental will be evaluated. Proposal 1 is the extension of Moreton Bay Marine Park to include protection of The Spit and Broadwater as park and conservation zone. The conservation of the Spit will support the local community and tourism as people…

avoided. If this fish enter these waterways it would potentially end most life in the oceans and make it difficult for family and friends to go into beach waters. The Red Lionfish is a threat because they have the power to wipe out an entire local reef community due to their aggressiveness, wide range of prey, also with their ability to survive throughout the year in right…

WARMER OCEANS ARE NOW LINKED TO DANGEROUS NEUROTOXINS IN SHELLFISH Thanks to global warming the whole earth, even the oceans are heating up. This is having many new and potentially life-threatening changes for both ocean life and humans. A mysterious, potentially deadly neurotoxin has been found in many new shellfish. Phytoplankton produces a natural acid called Domoic acids which in small doses it's harmless. However, when it is produced in excess it becomes poisonous to people. "The shellfish…

The Pacific Ocean Paradise documents the reefs of five islands named Flint, Vostok, Starbuck, Malden, and Millennium Atoll. With a small group of people that go on a mission to raise awareness and show “ ocean lovers” what is going on at these reefs of the islands. The leader of the group is Dr. Enric Sala who is a research scientist and Natural Geographic Explorer. He sees Tahiti as an almost impossible goal to preserve and is looking for untouched places where no humans have been. They say it…

Beside from its aesthetic value, coral reefs provide a range of goods and services, which are essential to humankind. For an environment that covers less than 1 percent of Earth’s surface, coral reefs “produce an estimated $30 billion of revenue from direct use values such as tourism and fishing, and indirect use values such as coastal protection” (“Coral Reefs: Importance,” 2016). Reefs also provide protection to our land by “reducing the resilience of waves during storms thereby preventing…