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Moreton Bay Marine Park is located on the eastern coast of Australia having the surface area of 3400km2 and consists of several islands including Moreton Island, Bribie Island, North and South Stradbroke Island. Moreton bay Marine Park was first established in 1993 to protect the high biodiversity and unique environment whilst still allowing recreational use of the Bay (Department of National Parks, Sports and Racing, 2017). North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), is one of the islands situated…

The coastal zone is used for fishing, transportation, recreation, waste disposal, cooling and drinking water and is potentially a source of energy from tidal and wave power. Many of these activities pose an environmental threat to coastal systems, both physical and biological, through pollution, siltation, dredging, infilling and a host of other activities that alter the way natural systems operate (Masselink and Hughes 2003). Ironically, armor is supposed to be a protection factor when in…

Overfishing is a globally recognized issue. There’s no doubt that within the not so distant future that our oceans will have little to none edible fish. What we do now directly affects the future. Studies show that by the year 2050 we will have nearly depleted all edible fish stocks on the planet. The thing is that not only does our local ocean ecosystem get effected by local overfishing but also by overfishing world wide because of how certain fish migrate around the world to other areas. A…

I strongly believe that wildlife crossings for turtles and tortoises should be built more frequently on main roads. The reasons I believe this are that it is not only dangerous to the animals to not have these wildlife crossings but the driver as well, I will discuss these in more depth in this passage. One reason to have wildlife crossings is that is can be dangerous to the animals if you don’t have them. If you don’t put the tunnels or bridge then the animals have no way across the road…

All of God’s creatures are organised into classifications. One of those creatures is the Sea Urchin. Sea Urchins are classified in the kingdom of animalia and their phylum is Echinodermata. While usually known as the Sea Urchin their scientific name is Echinus esculentus. Echinus esculentus’ meaning is “a Sea Urchin that can be eaten”. Sea Urchins may not seem like an existing animal but they are one of the most unique animals in the sea. The Sea Urchin has very unique and interesting…

The Invisible Marine Overload In every environment, there is an essential balance that must be maintained. Otherwise, those environments would suffer major consequences and ultimately, become dysfunctional. Though no ecosystem is perfectly in check, there is an extent to how unstable it can become before issues emerge. Unfortunately, this balance in the oceans has been further disrupted recently by one of many species: the jellyfish. These gracefully drifting creatures have not…

Worldwide, overfishing has had profound effects on coastal ecosystems. Additionally, the approach that humans have taken to commercial fishing such as targeting of apex predators first and then fishing down the food chain has a negative effect on predators in most regional seas of the world. However, while researchers may know the effect that overfishing has had on specific species, how this may influence the rest of the ecosystem is relatively unpredictable. It is hypothesized that the loss of…

Marine Biome are faced with many different kinds of threats. One of the biggest threats that the oceans face is pollution. Pollution comes in many different forms. It can come from trash being throw in the water, oil spills, and from liquids leaking from boats are in the ocean. A few others things that are threating the ocean are overfishing, Commercial Whaling, Pollution, and Climate Change. People over fishing it messing up the ocean because it is taking away food security for hundreds of…

nitrogen goes elsewhere such as into bodies of water. Once there is too much nitrogen in the water, there becomes a lack of oxygen causing species living in that water to be unable to breathe. It becomes a dead zone in that body of water because of the marine life in it escaping the horrible conditions to go elsewhere or simply dying from suffocation because they are not able to leave. Bottom dwellers have the smallest chance of survival in hypoxic waters. Dead zones are spreading across many…

substances, such as chemicals, energy, radioactivity or heat into a body of water. According to these articles, people are starting to neglect and not care about the ocean. Especially the younger generations. Marine pollution is affecting everything, including people, animals and marine life. Marine pollution has become an incredibly server problem in these past few years. With this pollution becoming such a complication, there are multiple variations this pollution may appear. One way this…