MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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Engineering Marine Propulsion Marine propulsion in modern marine engineering is a flourishing technology. There are many ways to generate thrust in order to move a ship (or boat) through the water. These types of marine propulsion systems available vary from the archaic steam engines to reciprocating diesel engines. With the technology burst in the last decade‚ engineers have focused on creating efficient‚ economical‚ and environmentally friendly propulsion systems. This essay will explore the
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activity in the entire world is having a very serious effect on the health of the oceans as a whole. When commercially valuable species are overexploited‚ other species and habitat that share the same ecosystem are affected. According to many marine scientists and marine ecologists‚ unsustainable (overfishing) fishing is the greatest threat to the ocean ecosystems. For example‚ recent scientific studies suggest that overfishing of large shark species has had a ripple effect in the shark’s food chain‚ increasing
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Marine Biologist The field of marine biology -- the study of marine organisms‚ their behaviors‚ and their interactions with the environment -- is considered one of the most all-encompassing fields of oceanography. This field requires the ability to understand marine organisms and their behaviors. A marine biologist must have a basic understanding of other aspects or views of oceanography‚ such as chemical oceanography‚ physical oceanography‚ and geological oceanography. Therefore‚ marine biologists
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itle: The Galapagos Marine Reserve: how co-managing can arise conflicts and unsuccessful. Background: Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ the Galapagos Archipelago is about 1000 kilometers (km) from mainland Ecuador. It is comprised of 19 islands and 107 islets‚ with a total land area of about 8000 km (Baine et al.‚2007). The exceptional nature of the Galapagos archipelago is given by its position‚ with three major oceans current converging together (Fig.2): a warm water stream coming from Panama‚ a cooler
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Survival Craft & RB (PSCRB) |0139 |29.08.2001 |REV. 28.08.2016 |NMI‚ CTG. | |3. |Personal safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR) |993 |22.04.2011 |REV. 21.04.2016 |MARINE ACADEMY CTG. | |4. |Proficiency in Medical First Aid (PMFA) |272 |14.01.2009 |13.01.2014 |BMTI‚ DHAKA | |5. |Efficient Deck Hand (EDH)
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http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/marine-and-coastal/marine-protected-areas/mimiwhangata-boundary-options/mimiwhangata-recreational-fishing.pdf http://www.marine-reserves.org.nz/marinereservesbook.pdf http://www.canberra.edu.au/centres/iae/pdfs/2007_Kearney_pros_cons_marine_protected_areas_NSW.pdf http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/SFC217.pdf What is a marine reserve? Marine reserves are specified areas of the sea and foreshore that are managed to preserve them
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ALARMING SITUATION: MARINE DEBRIS IS AFFECTING MARINE WILDLIFE These days‚ around the world exists a global and terrible problem that is the pollution and its different types‚ which not only affects to habitants also all animal species like the marine wildlife. Therefore‚ like I said before this fact could be seen anywhere: big countries‚ small countries‚ cities‚ etc; because irresponsible people who think that all the enviroment and ecological system will last forever‚ live in their houses
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4.07 Assessment Quiz (Marine Iguanas) • Marine Iguanas are widely distributed throughout the Galapagos islands • All considered to be a single species though they may vary in color and size • Smallest are found on Genovesa & largest are found on Fernandina Isabela • Espanola has the most differentiated & colorful (blotches of coppery green & red) • Red pigment comes from a certain seaweed that blooms in summer which is also iguanas mating season • Marine Iguanas are vegetarians that feed mostly
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Pollution Effects Marine Life? For years man has been polluting our vast resource of oceans‚ not expecting to ever cause harm to them. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong. Our oceans and other waterways have become a poisonous playground of garbage‚ chemicals‚ and sewage. The effects of this ignorance has had devastating affects on the marine life and their habitat. This affects the habitat for marine life by destroying their homes. In doing so the intricate balance between marine animals and their
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