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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MARINE POLLUTION By: Naveen Prasad Yerra subbarayudu AGENDA • Introduction • Types of pollution Cause Effects INTRODUCTION • Harmful foreign contaminates entry in to ocean like chemicals‚ particles‚ industrial‚ agricultural and residential waste‚ noise. • Creates a disturbance in the ocean chain • Major portion of marine pollution are land based TYPES OF MARINE POLLUTIONS Pollutants Entering The Oceans 3% 10% 20% Air Pollution Farm Runoff Litter Sewage 5% 20% 10% Offshore
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Marine Ecosystems are the largest systems on the planet‚ covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and constituting over 99 percent of the living space on the planet (area x depth). These vast ecosystems are composed of many different habitats which extend from the near shore regions to continental shelves and the deep ocean. They are home to millions of species and provide food‚ income‚ protection‚ and many other vital ecosystem services to billions of people around the world. ECOLOGICAL
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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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MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY: A DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE Biotechnology ’s first impacts occurred on a terrestrial level‚ but "there ’s an end to the diversity of terrestrial life. And if you go back and ask a fundamental question: Where on earth does the biodiversity reside‚ you realize it is the ocean (William Fenical‚ Scripps Institution)." Marine biotechnology is defined as "the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by marine biological agents to provide
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Scramble the letters in the acronym “NFL” (National Football League)‚ and what do you get? – “FNL‚” otherwise known as Friday Night Lights‚ the television drama series about high school football that first aired it fall 2006. The series is based on a book and film bearing the same name. The show explores family‚ friends‚ and football‚ and the effects this high school sport has on the fictional small town of Dillon‚ Texas‚ where high school football is the focal point of just about everything in
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Ocean Park‚ situated on the southern side of Hong Kong Island‚ is Hong Kong’s premier educational theme park. The current park covers more than 870‚000 square metres of land and features a diverse selection of world-class marine attractions‚ thrill rides and shows divided between three areas: Lowland‚ Headland and Tai Shue Wan. Operated by the Ocean Park Corporation‚ a statutory board‚ it is a not-for-profit organization that aims to provide elements of entertainment‚ education and conservation at
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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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Plastic is Killing Marine Animals “Marine debris is typically described as any persistent‚ manufactured‚ or processed solid material discarded‚ disposed of‚ or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment” (Richard C. Thompson 11). If this is the case‚ how does marine debris end up in and around the water? According to Kimberly Amaral with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution‚ marine debris can reach the ocean three ways; being flushed down the toilet or washed down the drain‚ ultimately ending
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Research Paper The ocean is one of‚ if not‚ the largest biome on earth. There are more than one million species of marine life. Covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface‚ the ocean is our planet’s largest habitat‚ containing 99 percent of the living space on the planet. This area holds the life of nearly 50 percent of all species on Earth. Like lakes‚ oceans are subdivided into separate zones: intertidal‚ pelagic‚ abyssal‚ and benthic. All four zones have a great diversity of species. The
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