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Humans Need to Preserve The Ocean Essay

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Humans have spent billions of dollars, and millions of man hours conducting research of sea life. As technology advances and the ability to stay underwater for longer periods of time become available, new information about sea life and there ecosystems surface. The vast ocean covers more than 70 percent of planet Earth’s surface (NOAA). However researchers and scientists have explored less than five percent of what really lies under water (NOAA). Leaving behind and amazing ninety-five percent left for new information to be found and researched. Sadly the amount of exploration of the ocean is low because the danger that come with researching such a vast ocean. Whether in a scuba unit or a submarine, many different dangers can arise at …show more content…

Around 90 percent of all international trade is done by ship. (Association). In addition 50 percent of the world population is near coastal shores (Association). These figures show how humans have used the ocean as a major resource. Also the ocean accounts for 20 percent of animal protein consumed by human. (Association) The ocean plays a very specific role in human life. The human ecosystem thrives off of the oceans ecosystem service which thought research provides medicine, clean water, and viable food supple. (Association). As the ocean has created such a fundamental resources for humans, it only makes sense that further research should be conducted so as to keep this flow of food, trade, and ecological system flow in tacked. The sad fact is scientists are on an extremely low budget. As compared to NASA which receives an average of 9.928 billion per year, while research conducted by The Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received a whopping 1 percent of what NASA received. (NOAA) Why conduct research on a planet that is of no importance to humans. We have better maps of Mars than we do of our ocean floor. (Association) The ocean has also directly and indirectly affected the lives of humans for years, and some people do not realize how much the ocean really does help us. The ocean is a major factor in controlling weather and providing water for

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