Underwater diving

main reasons I believe people love Maui so much is because it has over 30 miles of beautiful beaches. One amazing beach is the Kaanapali Beach. This beach has white sand, clear water, activities such as sunbathing and snorkeling. It even has cliff diving ceremonies nightly. The beach can be a perfect place for a family, a couple or just to hang out with friends. Launiupoko Beach is another beach you could check out. It has an unusual feature of a natural pool that is surrounded by a lava…

Dolphins are mammals not a fish. They are mammals because they breathe air directly to their lungs. They have hair at some point during their life cycle. They are warm blooded and give birth to live young. And they also nurse their young. Dolphins put a lot of their energy into raising their youngs. The ocean is a hard place to live for a mammals but a dolphin are adapted for the marine environment. Inside their pectoral fins they have a skeletal structure similar to the human's arm and feet.…

As technology has gotten better and more console varieties have come out, video games have become a huge part of people’s lives. Over sixty-five percent of households in the U.S., play video games. The average time spent people use playing video games is around eighteen hours per week. Though this is the average, there are larger percentages, especially close to the teenage years and younger. What is so off turning about this though, is that there are beneficial educational learnings within…

Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems composed of small animals known as coral polyps, the skeletons of dead corals, and the various plants and animals that take refuge in the rich environment they produce. Sadly, the world 's coral reefs are dying. Ocean acidification, rising water temperatures, and disruption in the balance of sea life combine to form a lethal threat to these beautiful natural wonders. But what is really killing coral reefs? We are. Pollution, physical destruction, and…

Respiratory systems vary from species to species but the basic anatomy for Serpentes suborder is straightforward. The average Serpentes respiratory system has two external nares, two internal nares, and a nasal cavity. While Serpentes have a nose, their nose is only meant to be another pathway for respiration. They are not used to smell like a human nose is used for. Serpentes have a glottis that is a vertical slit because it is always closed. The glottis is situated right behind the tongue and…

Dominican Republic resident, and representative of 350.org, Vanessa Dalmau, said, “art can convey the “urgency of our situation in a different way than the science”” that is why she dove underwater to try and help stop the rising sea levels that could threaten her home in the Dominican Republic. As a result of the conference 140 countries pledged to reduce they carbon emissions, or at least limit their growth, by 2020 (2010, p. 1). The unification…

conducting underwater testing of explosive weapons and sonar devices in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including the Gulf of Mexico. In 2009 Scientific American released an article about the effects of military sonar testing on marine life, confirming that it can and has lead to both injury and death of marine animals. Male sperm whales normally migrate from their tropical or subtropical breeding grounds to colder waters at higher latitudes. The species is one of the deepest diving animals in…

There’s only one non aggressive shark and that is the Carcharias taurus( aka Eugomphodus taurus) ,or in simpler words the Sand Tiger Shark(aka STS). Sand Tiger sharks are often seen near shorelines and in aquariums. Sand tiger sharks get their name because they live near shore lines, and they have big appetites like tigers. Sand Tiger Sharks have sharp teeth that you can see when its mouth is closed because its teeth point out from their jaws. Some people find the shark’s appearance…

Meghan Hahn Mr. Polk Honors English 10 16 December 2014 Working to Reduce Marine Pollution “You wouldn 't think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we 'll do it one day. That 's how negligent we are” Ian Rankin once wrote in his book Blood Hunt. All the time people neglect the ocean without even thinking about it and this must change for the good of people as well as plants, animals, and the environment. Marine pollution is a global problem and people contribute very much to the matter.…

instead of sinking to the floor. Squalene is an oily liquid hydrocarbon that is found in shark liver oil. Their pectoral fins assist them in movement and keep them from rolling and sinking. The fins help them quickly change direction as well as with diving and swimming upward. Most of their adaptations are to help them swim in the most efficient way possible. They need to be able to swim efficiency and with agility in order to catch their prey. The bodies of the shark taper at the snout and…