Reef aquarium

Jellyfish There are numerous of different species that live in the oceans, from microbes to gigantic whales. Each category of animals has their unique abilities, for example some fishes swim using their fins, while other aquatic animals don’t swim but walk. Of all the variety of marine animals I would like to address jellyfish and their lifestyle since they are very intriguing animals. Jellyfish are a type of zooplankton part of the phylum cnidaria, greek word for “stinging nettle” and the…

The cuttlefish is a very unique animal in its own ways. Its habitat is the ocean but the ocean is home to many other organisms. The Cuttlefish is not a very vicious animal, and it is also not a fighter. There are predators that can eat the cuttlefish, like every organism but like many other organisms it has its very own defense mechanisms. The main defense mechanism of a cuttlefish is its camouflaged skin. It is very amazing because if you put a cuttlefish in bowl with stripes that…

Nhuy Nguyen Mrs. Pirchio AICE Marine Science 27 September 2015 Hunter and the Hunted Interrelation Population 1. Introduction: From Mexico, to Alaska, and even within Japan, there’s a high chance of being able to visit areas where sea otters can be sighted. Sea otters, also known scientifically as, Enhydra lutris, inhabit shallow coastal areas and they prefer places with a lot of kelp. They use the kelp surrounding them to wrap themselves in while they’re resting. They are very sociable…

is Sydney Opera House. The blue mountains are very beautiful. The cairns is also a very beautiful place. Uluru is also a very beautiful place. Perth is also a very beautiful place to. The Gold Coast is also a very beautiful place. The Great Barrier Reef is a very beautiful place to see. Sydney Harbour Bridge is a very beautiful place to go and see. Australia's first first Prime Minister was Edmund Barton. The current Prime Minister is Malcolm Turnbull. The third Prime Minister of Australia was…

Coral Reef Bleaching Coral reef bleaching, which is the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa. The cause of the whitening is “from the loss of symbiotic zooxanthellae and/or a reduction in photosynthetic pigment concentrations in zooxanthellae residing within the gastrodermal tissues of host animals.” (P.W.Glynn) The reason why coral reef bleaching is such a concern is because the “consequences of bleaching large numbers of reef-building scleractinian corals and hydrocorals.”(P.W.Glynn)…

Bora Bora!! Bora Bora, I think people should go their cause it is so pretty and lots of thing to do. It is located in French Polynesia,The people that live their our mostly french. The people that live their usually work in pearl shops. Bora Bora is the beautiful place because there is a lot of shades of water, pearl shops,most people visit it but some people live their. Bora Bora is a beautiful place because of it region. In Bora Bora it used to be called Pora Pora, It's located in French…

Snorkeling St. John St John is a top Caribbean snorkeling location offering an abundance of live corals and rich pelagic life. Picturesque sandy and pebble beaches beckon visitors by the breathtaking scenery of green hills and turquoise waters. Waterlemon Cay, Leinster Bay Waterlemon Cay is adored by snorkelers from all over the world and very often rated as site #1 for St John snorkeling. Leinster Bay excites visitors with its stunning landscape – mix of azure waters and green hills around.…

years. Because of tourism playing a huge role in the Florida keys, our beaches and oceans are left polluted and leaving our reefs to extinction. Not only in the Keys, but throughout Florida our waters are heavily polluted by the great amount of tourism in our state. In the Florida Keys and the Caribbean, there has been a vast decline in staghorn and elkhorn corals leaving the reefs scattered since the 70’s. As I continued to observe and research this topic, I noticed that humans overlook the…

where it then reacts with the seawater and forms an acid that is corrosive to coral reefs, shellfish, as well as a plethora of other sea life. This is known as ‘ocean acidification’. Coral reefs are most vulnerable to this acidification due to the fact that…

Coral reefs provide shelter and food for more than 1 million plant and animal species, which is nearly one quarter of all known marine species. This number includes over 4,000 species of fish, 700 species of coral, and thousands of other plant and animal forms of life (Cesar, et al.). A single coral reef at its prime contains tens of thousands of species, housing some of the most dense and diverse communities of vertebrate animals in the world. Unfortunately, with the destruction that they face,…