Essay On Coral Reef

One humid summer night, when I was five years old, I was surfboarding on a kick board in my grandma's cozy bathtub. The tepid water was about halfway full and everything was going fine because I was holding on to the white squared ledge in the bathtub so I would wouldn't slip. Then I screamed to my Dad, "Look, look, I'm surfing, I'm surfing!"

Alps, Diane Final Essay June 10, 2018 Saving the ocean by protecting a simple, single-celled hitchhiker Thesis Statement: The symbiotic relationship between stony corals and algae is a direct indicator of coral bleaching, which is a result of unfavorable oceanographic conditions, such as increasing ocean temperature and pollution. Coral reefs are rich biodiverse habitats, providing numerous human and ecosystem benefits.

Water rushed to meet me, and I tumbled down through a world of blue. Bubbles clouded my vision, I found my feet and kicked forward, over the abyss that would soon give way to a reef in every colour of the spectrum.

I was born into a surfing family, My dad, uncles and all my cousins have surfed and competed before me. I was taught how to surf when I was only two years old. When I was only six years old my father entered me into my first competition and I won first place. After my first competition I never stopped competing. I’ve been entered into 48 surfing competitions to this day and I’ve won 32 of them! I never stop practicing, I surf everyday before or after school and sometimes both. Every week I surf anywhere from 16 to 20 hours into expanding my techniques and skills. The World Surfing League had recognized me as in the top 10 surfers in the state of California in the months of September, June, July and August of this year! I get invited to surf events such as surf tours and competitions.

If I had a ticket to go anywhere, I would probably try to take my family to SeaWorld. For as long as I can remember, SeaWorld always represented a place where we were free from all of our troubles at home. My parents always wanted the best for my brother and I, and to get us the things they would have wanted, they had to sacrifice time with us. SeaWorld brought out the best in us. When we get there I imagine my parents would talk about how my cousins are gonna come the next day. They would probably take us to a famous orca whale show just like when we were younger. We would then buy food because to this day my father never forgot about his favorite turkey leg from seven years ago. When we were at SeaWorld nothing else mattered except us being

It was a nice sunny day on the beach in the Bahamas. There was a nice, calm breeze and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. In the distance there were other islands and boats, and a giant building. It looked like a picture out of a magazine.

The breakdown of calcareous substrates among coral reefs, or bioerosion, is a facet of reef ecology too often forgotten. The process plays a much more important role than it is usually credited with. Bioeroding species, consisting of many different types of organisms that act on the environment in a seemingly endless variety of ways, interact with the ecosystem and with each other as part of the reef growth and degradation cycle. The degradation portion of this cycle, the part that is most often overlooked, is essential for the development of reefs as the diverse and beautiful habitats that we know them as. Bioerosive interactions are very complex, and a general understanding of the process of bioerosion is

The sand scorches our feet like steaks on a fiery grill. I had brought the Rock along to join me for a surfing lesson. We snatch our wetsuits and our boards and hit the waves. The second the ocean water hits my feet, it sends a chilling sensation through my entire body. The polar water on this hot day feels like a steamy shower after a long chilly day, calming and relaxing. The waves are monstrous and intimidating, however, I seem to ride them effortlessly like I had done it a million times before. I dash past the Rock and ride under a curling wave. Hidden in the waves are vibrantly colored fish swimming in schools. The water is translucent, so much that one can simply look at the ocean floor, and see the coral and seaweed that is

For years, individuals have heard about how the human race is contributing to the negative effects of the coral reefs, and recently, sunscreen has been added to the problem. To follow this further, the sunscreen children, adults, and snorkelers are spreading on their bodies for protection against the hot sun is killing coral reefs all around the globe. It’s wrong to blame only beach crowds for the downfall of the coral reefs. Individuals, such as athletes; who cover themselves with sunscreen before a run, or mothers who apply it to their children before they go out to play, or even individuals who lay out in the sun trying to catch some rays, come home and wash it off. Every individual is responsible and has contributed to the spread of this

Meta: The Reyn Spooner AKO'AKO'A shirt is the perfect way to represent the beautiful and life-giving coral reefs of Hawaii. Go ahead – take the islands with you.

Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination will take you everywhere.” This was true in my case, as the creative imagery in my mind channeled me to indulge in exploration. At the age of five, I believed that in my backyard swimming pool lurked all the mysterious creatures of the ocean and in the deep end, great whites stalking for their next meal. My vivid thoughts increased my fascination for the ocean as well as my instilled fear of the great white shark. In order to be able to fully appreciate aquatic animals and achieve a sense of personal exploration, I plunged directly into the water with the great whites last summer in Gansbaai, South Africa.

1. I was in the middle of town. It was 1 a.m. in the morning with dark, deserted streets. All the lights in the town were out except the dimly lit street lights. I snuck out that night to meet a friend in town to hang out and talk about our goals and just have a nice night, but he was nowhere to be seen. So I started walking up and down the street yelling his name, "Bobby you there?" But no body replied except my echo, so I kept on walking looking around. At this point in time it was 2 a.m. in the morning, and I was getting tired, so I turned around and headed home. But before I ever got there I saw Bobby, dead laying on my front porch! I rushed up to him and called 9-1-1. To this day, nobody ever found out what happened to him.

It was a sunny morning as usual,hot waves flew through my window, a drip of sweat went down my forehead, it had felt like summer break was an eternity even though it had only begun last week. I was laying in bed in my shorts unexcited for the day as always, looking at my ceiling, I yawned and decided it was time to get up and take a shower, as I rise from my bed I hear my mom cooking breakfast, I could smell the juicy bacon popping in the pan as it was cooking while music was thundering through the background. It had made me wanna take a shower as fast as I could, I started to stroll by the hallway grabbing a clean towel and went straight to the sparkling bathroom, I slowly walked in, closed my door with a gentle shove, turned the shower on hot, not too hot that makes your face feel like it's melting, but to the type

After a night of feasting on a many fish of different sorts, I slowly swim into my cave which is surrounded by coral that quite looks like me with. Then, I rest and wait out the day. When nightfall came I quickly swim out of my cave hungrily looking through the reefs for I felt like I was esurient (hungry). I quickly smell a bleeding fish and rush over to the smell, but the smell vanished. I was exhausted from the chase to catch the smell so I go back in my cave to rest. As I come out of the cave I see it had become complete night so the blue waters now became a black with faint glows. Great hunting

"Yeah, okay. Yeah I will, ahuh. Okay, love you too. Bye.” I said when I hung up with my father, rolling my eyes. Unzipping the flap to my favorite blue tent I carelessly climbed in, dragging dirt from the campsite behind me; I quickly threw some random items I surely wouldn't need into a back pack. Make sure you bring a sweatshirt and an extra flashlight, once the sun sets it gets very cold and dark. I ignored every second my father had just spent lecturing me about being well-prepared. My friends and I were already running behind schedule and had no time to waste. The bus would be there any minute.