Marine debris‚ commonly known as marine litter‚ is man-made waste that is deliberately or accidently released into oceans‚ lakes‚ seas or any other type of waterway. 6.4 million Tonnes of garbage are found in the world’s oceans every year and it just keeps increasing. 90% of this garbage is found to be plastic. Marine debris comes in many different forms. One form is ghost nets‚ these are fishing nets that fish and other creatures get caught in. The ghost nets restrict movement which means that
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expected order of breakfast‚ lunch‚ and supper. Everything [5] was subservient to the disposal of the tides. When the tide was low‚ Mom could be found down on the mudflats. When the tide was high‚ she would be standing on the inlet bridge with her plankton net. [6] I have great respect for my mother. I learned
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Tifani Panek #546 Storyline for Video on Sponges -Sponges by Tifani Panek -What is a sponge? -When I say sponge‚ you may be thinking of... -Spongebob Squarepants -Or maybe even a synthetic cleaning sponge. But those are not the sponges I am talking about. -Sponges are simple‚ multicellular but beautiful filter-feeding animals. They are from the phylum porifera and are invertebrates that live in the bottom of the ocean and cannot move from their surface. -Sponges are also ancient creatures. 3
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Acidification in our Oceans Oceanography April 2‚ 2013 What is Ocean Acidification? “Ocean Acidification‚ is the worldwide reduction in the pH of seawater as a consequence of the absorption of large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) by the oceans.” (Britannica). Ocean acidification is largely the result of loading Earth’s atmosphere with large quantities of CO2‚ produced by vehicles and industrial and agricultural processes. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution about
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We see stars on the television or in movies. We see stars amongst dark starry nights. We have all seen the obvious types of stars but have we ever stopped to think about the star in the ocean? Echinoderms or starfish also known as the “stars of the sea” are very interesting marine animals that breathe out of their pores‚ and are able to regenerate their own arms. I don’t know about you but that is the most interesting thing I have ever heard. To begin with‚ the starfish started out about half
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June 8‚ 2009 -- Giant jellyfish like this one are taking over parts of the world’s oceans as overfishing and other human activities open windows of opportunity for them to prosper‚ say researchers. In this photo‚ a diver is attaching a sensor to track a monster Echizen jellyfish‚ which has a body almost 5 feet across‚ off the coast of northern Japan. Jellyfish are normally kept in check by fish‚ which eat small jellyfish and compete for jellyfish food such as zooplankton‚ researchers said. But
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Cyanobacteria including those that form stromatolites There have been many technological advances that have lead to a greater understanding to the world that we live in‚ especially over the past 50-75 years. Developments in technology such as the light microscope and the transmission electron microscope particularly have made research in the field of bacteria and in this case Cyanobacteria much easier‚ removing barriers and creating a situation where there are barley any limits. Cyanobacteria
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is the food chain in which one species is connected to another by arrow showing‚ eaten by Primary consumer‚ is eaten by secondary consumer‚ which is eaten by tertiary consumer. Eg Euglena – water flea- minnow –needlefish- Osprey. Phyto-plankton – zoo plankton- small fish- Birds. Our food chains is limited to 4 or 5 links. Won’t jus go on‚ because a high amount of useful energy is
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What is an Asian carp? There are many ways to describe them‚ big and scary. These fish affect many people’s lives. They destroy every body of water that they pass through. They outcompete every other fish. Asian carp effect the Great Lakes in many ways like what they are‚ where they originated‚ how they impact the fishing industry‚ the cause of a potential financial burden and how we chose to protect the Great Lakes. Asian carp are one of the most powerful invasive species in the Great Lakes. They
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meaning you could do offshore fishing. The water varied in all depths. There is enough sunlight coming down on the coast‚ which penetrates to the bottom‚ which stimulates plankton growth‚ also fish like warmer water. With the cold Labrador current and the warm gulf stream coming in‚ it could churn the nutrients for the plankton to grow‚ and attracts fish. It had many types of fish‚ but some of the main ones were Halibut‚ Cod and Sole. There are three main categories which fish fall into‚ Groundfish
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