Ocean and Resources

The ocean is one of our most precious natural resources. Every living thing depends on our ocean. The ocean hold 97% of the earth water, as they produce oxygen and absorb carbon. The ocean is a source of food and a natural living habitat for all sea creatures. Over the years as we move closer, the surface of our oceans is beginning to stew up with millions to tons of marine debris, as it has a huge impact on our ecosystem. The oceans are becoming vital for our life and breath and as we are abusing and polluting it without giving thought of the consequences.

The oceans need to be protected because it is where life began and if not taken care of, life as we know it will end. The well-being of the ocean is constantly being threatened and needs to stop. When dangerous substances go into the ocean, ecosystems suffer and become endangered along with the lives of people and marine life. The importance of protecting and preserving the quality and biodiversity of the world 's coasts must be recognized because they are truly irreplaceable. If humans are not educated , and become careless about what is thrown on the ground or sprayed on lawns, disastrous effects follow when it comes to the condition of the ocean’s ecosystems, which can endanger life itself, leading to a problem only we can correct. There is historical evidence of ocean pollution, although the problem still shadows us today.

Oceans cover approximately 75% of Earth 's surface and are vital to this planet and the people who inhabit it. Oceans provide food, natural resources, and recreation for nearly everyone in this world. Unfortunately Oceans have been receiving mass amount of pollutants including oil spills, toxic waste dumping, and industrial dumping. These pollutants will have negative impacts on the wildlife in the ocean, as we are seeing already with the Coral Reefs, and soon enough it will begin to affect our lives as well.

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 intertidal zone is the region along the shoreline between average low tide and average high tide. In other words, this region goes through cycles of submergence and exposure to air. Animals in this zone must be able to survive the extended periods

Just like the plants, the animals have adaptations to their environment. One of the top predators is the tiger shark, their adaptation is their teeth that help them catch prey. One of the animals is a narwhal, their adaptation is their coloring that helps them camouflage in arctic waters. The second animal is a green sea turtle, their adaptation is their long paddle-like flippers for swimming. The third animal is a blue-footed booby bird, their adaptation is that they are good swimmers to utilize their prey. The last animal is a sea otter, their adaptation is their long whiskers to detect vibrations. The animals talked about before are only five of the many animals in the marine biome. The animals obtain food from other plants, or animals within this biome. The same plants provide the animals with shelter. Scientists use food webs to show the feeding relationships between certain animals. A food web is a diagram that shows all feeding relationships in a community at each trophic level. As written above the tiger shark is the top predator so nothing will eat it, that would be at the top of the food web. At the bottom as producers would be mollusks which are invertebrates with a soft body often covered by a shell, they have a mantle that covers its internal organs, and have an organ called a “foot”, in this case it would be crabs, or snails. Another

When thinking of oceans, people imagine the only living things that are in the waters are fish and small organisms. But there is much more some individuals may not know. Some shallow and deep oceans are home to coral. These groups of coral are classified as marine invertebrates. They breathe and consume microscopic animals called zooplankton. Coral reefs receive their energy from the sunlight, they turn it sugars for their energy. The marine invertebrates are living things that are a vital part of the ocean and human beings. Saldy these communities are in major trouble

We rely on oxygen to breathe which comes from the ocean. The oceans primary producers use photosynthesis to produce oxygen and reduce carbon dioxide. “There is a growing recognition that some of the most important discoveries and opportunities for innovation may lie beneath what covers more than 70 percent of our planet—the ocean.” Philippe Cousteau, page 194.More and more scientists and ocean explorers are realizing the ocean is critical to our survival and we know very little about it. Since we have only explored 5% of the ocean, we still have so much to explore and learn, but it won’t be

The Ocean affects the weather, the oxygen, the earth’s temperature, and shorelines. If we don’t know how we are damaging the sea or see its importance we might end up ruining the ocean and the world. Philippe Cousteau, grandson of Jacques Cousteau has stated,” Over the Past decades, as the United States has been exploring space, we’ve exploited and polluted our oceans at an alarming rate without dedicating the needed time or resources to truly understand the critical role they play in the future of the planet.” (Cousteau193). We have been abusing the oceans and haven’t been taking the time to understand the ocean. The world depends on the ocean in so many ways and we need to take time to understand what damage to the ocean has been done and how it will affect us in the future and present. In understanding the ocean and how delicate it is and how it supports life on earth, we will be able to protect and preserve

Habitats range from tropical coral reefs, rocky shores, tidal pools, mud, and sand to kelp forests, seagrass meadows and the deep-sea floor down to at least 6,000 m (20,000 ft). The greatest diversity of species occurs in coastal areas. Also All echinoderms, including sea stars, live in the ocean-on the sea bottoms (although their larvae swim in the water column). They are among the few groups of animals which live exclusively in marine habitats. Starfish live in all the oceans! Like Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, and Southern

The ocean is a very beautiful place. It consist of various different types of creatures and plants. 70% of the earth is made up of the ocean, with an average depth of 12, 400 ft. We have only explored less than 5% of the ocean. The ocean has a 17 °C (62.6* F) temperature, and has a latitude of 14.5994 °s and longitude of 28.6731 °w. The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench, which is about 36,000 ft. Photons (light) can’t go more than 330 ft below the water’s surface. 94% of life on Earth is aquatic, one living in a pond or aquarium. All the creatures of the sea must survive harsh conditions, predators, lack of oxygen, too much pressure, scares food, lack of sunlight, and extremely cold parts of the ocean. Certain types of plants,

Why does the ocean matter? Many people find themselves asking this question. They view the ocean as just being a large part of the planet that takes up significant space (the ocean takes up about 70% of the earth and is responsible for about 97% of the earth’s total water). The people who ask this question would be defined as not being ocean literate. An ocean literate person is one who understands ocean literacy. This means that they understand the essential principles and fundamental concepts of ocean literacy, can communicate about the ocean in a meaningful way, and they are able to make informed decisions that regard the ocean and its resources. But what is Ocean Literacy? Ocean Literacy is defined as being “an understanding of the ocean’s

The intertidal rocky shore of Caloundra Beach is inhabited by diverse range of biodiversity of animals and plants, many of which have developed high levels of adaptations throughout their existence. The very boundary of marine and terrestrial ecosystem, this environment is subjected to extremes of the physical environment such as temperature, desiccation, wave turbulence as well the ecological interactions that commonly occur in biotic communities (e.g. competition, predation). However Rocky intertidal shores are easily accessible by humans and provide an enjoyable opportunity for passive recreation and for science and environmental education as well.

Marine ecosystems can be split into coastal and ocean habitats. Coastal habitats extend from the shoreline at the beach to the edge of the continental shelf, way out further than swimming distance. These habitats are home to many kinds of life including fish, corals, birds and even bacteria. All these organisms are part of a long and complex food web and all depend on each other to survive. These ecosystems also provide a vast number of animals with protection from predators and are also extremely important to humans by providing a rich source of food and income through fishing and aquatic activities. They also support species by providing humans with half the oxygen we breathe to survive and they can support species that serve as animal feed, fertilizers, additives in food, make-up and medicines. Other organisms of this habitat aid in protection and structure such as mangroves and seagrasses which protect the coastline from wave action and erosion.

The part of the ocean that is closest to the land is the shore. because the water is not very deep compared to the other ecosystems like deep ocean or open ocean which means that light , light does reach the bottom of the ocean in this ecosystem. the shore is affected by the waves. waves are always moving the mud and the sand in this area in this area of the ecosystem, which means that very few plants live in the water here. tides rise and fall, changing how deep the water is. at low tide, some areas are exposed to the air. and some marine animals, such as snails and crabs, move with the changing tides. animals such as mussels are attached to rocks or other surfaces. if they are exposed to air at low tide, they close their shells so they don't

The ocean is one of Earth's most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It's used for transportation—both travel and shipping. It provides a treasured source of recreation for humans. It is mined for minerals (salt, sand, gravel, and some manganese, copper, nickel, iron, and cobalt can be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil.