Persuasive Essay On Oceans

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.

If you have ever lived in proximity to coastal areas you may have seen coastline erosion first hand. The beaches you frequent during the summer may seem to be getting smaller and smaller every year. Why does your favorite beach seem to be disappearing? Coastal erosion is to blame. The waves, wind, tides and currents all play a part in the mechanism that is coastal erosion. When water and wind batter the shoreline sediments are carried out to sea and deposited on the sea floor or at other points along the coastline. This is called an erosional coastline. This erosion may be very apparent or seem to have happened overnight when it happens due to a large storm or extremely high tide.

Astonishingly, Did you know that we have better maps of the moon than we do of the ocean? (#7) It’s true! Scientists are working to make drones to explore the deep sea. Ocean Exploration is a developing science that incorporates the use of marine biology and drone technology. Ocean Exploration technology will be an overall benefit to society because 1. exploring the ocean is easier than before and 2. ocean exploration can help with monitoring the deep sea.

Earth's oceans are dying. “About 80% of the ocean around the world is polluted with chemicals industrial and residential waste, all of which comes from the land” (“Marine Problems…”).  Pollution is mainly coming from the people. Marine pollution should be stopped because it is the cause of many problems and if something is done about it, people will see an increase in sea life and healthier waters. It makes its way into the ocean and kills marine life. Ocean pollution is affecting the way of fisherman and their everyday lives. It is also very bad on the community because pollution is very bad on tourism. Ocean pollution should be stopped because it is poorly affecting marine life, it is not good for fishermen, and is very bad on tourism.

The world was created for all beings. Not just human beings. Nalani, Makaio, Malia, and Katina are just a few of the victims of commercial entertainment that has seen many orcas plucked from their homes and family. Well, you can probably guess what I’m going to talk about, Seaworld controversy. Managers versus activists, and how are those whales really being treated.

In 2009, Dr. Sylvia Earle wrote The World is Blue to educate and alert the reader about human impacts on marine ecosystems. Through this book she conveys her passion and methodical arguments concerning the importance of the conservation of the ocean, which encompasses approximately 80 percent of the earth’s surface. Dr. Earle states “the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume” (17). This statement emphasizes the significance of the ocean, not only for marine life, but all life forms on earth. The book implies that currently in today’s world, the conservation of the ocean requires a global effort to reduce human damage from the past generations. Using facts gleaned from credible scientific resources, she defines the problems of overfishing, bycatch, and pollution. By analyzing human impacts on marine ecosystems, Dr. Earle determines successful and unsuccessful solutions to these problems and suggests various ways individuals can change their lifestyles to reduce impact on the environment as a whole.

The one thing humans need on this planet to survive is water. If we need water to survive, then why are polluting it? Most of our nation’s waterways are in terrible condition because of the pollution in the water. Water pollution not only can cause illnesses, but also deaths for humans. Humans aren’t the only thing that water pollution causes harm to. It is also hurting our ecosystem. Humans are the leading cause of most water pollution. We keep throwing wastes into the water making the water unsafe for humans to drink. Scientists are coming up with ways for humans to decrease the amount of wastes they are putting in the water. We need to stop polluting the one thing that keeps us alive.

For billions of years, life on this planet has revolved around two main resources, the sun and the ocean. Namely, without the oceans, there would be no oxygen, and without the oxygen, it is impossible for any living thing to survive. In the documentary, Mission Blue, directors Robert Nixon and Fischer Stevens explore “the life and work of oceanologist, marine biologist, and environmentalist, Sylvia Earle.” As the film rolls, we see just how big of a role the ocean plays on our everyday life, meanwhile, we also see how big of a role human life plays in destroying that

There are four named oceans in the world: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. Roughly 70% of the earth’s oxygen is produced by marine plants and only 27% by rainforests. Over 80% of ocean pollution comes from land based activity. This activity can include, but is not limited to, burning oil and not recycling plastics. With knowing those statistics, people should undoubtedly be more concerned with our ocean’s health and well being than what they currently are. Yes, there are a copious amount of websites that accept donations but there are other ways that do not involve breaking the bank to save and protect the oceans. By using reusable plastics, reducing our carbon footprint, and buying ocean-friendly products and food, the oceans dying process could not completely stop, but slow down drastically.

As I sat down to review my classmates’ responses, a lot of the reasoning had become repetitive when I read through multiple responses. A lot of people mentioned that the ocean does not provide oxygen, which is a necessary need for insects. And the other response many people wrote about dealt with the ocean being full. The ocean being full would be the hypothesis I most support due to the many different reasoning backing up such a simple statement.

Recycling and going green has been at the forefront of everyone's mind for the last 10 years. It has become a major concern to able to preserve the planet and reverse some of the damage that society has been inflicting over the last two hundred years. Everyone's concerned with emissions and electric cars but the world is in fact over two-thirds water. So naturally what society should be concerned about should be the oceans in the pollution and negative human impact that people have placed on them. Part of the problem as an initial estimate of the amount of plastic is not accurate. Not to mention incredible environmental and ecological effects the plastic has on marine life. Ocean plastic has reached a critical level where human intervention needs to take place.

Some people are trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and pay the smugglers a lot just to drift with hundreds of other people on a rubber raft. Many times it goes horribly wrong and the boat sinks. On some of the boats they have a basement where also refugees are locked in, so when the boat does sink they cant get out and don't have a chance. This is why so many people drown. The Mediterranean Sea is a wild one, The Italians are there with a big Navy ship to protect or catch the refugees before they drown.

Oil spills can happen anywhere and anytime. You don’t really hear about them when they happen, because some people don’t think they’re a big deal. They can be prevented if oil companies didn’t use old pipes that’s been there for years. The state of Peru has brought in this oil company called Petroperu. When they were brought in they told the Indigenous people “with oil, you and Peru will grow.” Since then the Oil company has spilled tons of crude oil in the Amazon river contaminating communities water and food supply.

Contrary to what Oreskes and Conway I personally do not believe that climate change is not the spell of the end of Western civilization. While I do believe it is a major issue that can’t be ignored like it has been in the past, I believe it is not too late to prevent it from causing the end. We will always have to live with the consequences of anything, but we must not lose hope for any given reason. I will argue against them and provide examples of ways already put in place towards the prevention of climate change.

Did you know, almost 1 million square kilometres of the Coral Sea are located in Australian waters? (The Conversation, 2017). The Coral Sea consists of pristine ecosystems, a globally recognised number and diversity of large ocean predators and is known as a biodiversity hot spot (Marine Conservation, 2017). There are a cultural significance as there are 104 shipwrecks in this sea however, only 8 have been found (Marine Conservation, 2017). 49 magnificent types of habitats and over 300 threatened species are supported by the Coral Sea (Marine Conservation, 2017). There are declines in multiple species but, did you know that the Coral Sea is 1 of the last places on earth where some of those species have not yet been severely depleted (Marine Conservation, 2017). This is because of the already ‘no-take’ zones in the area, imagine if we closed off more of the Coral Sea. There would be more variety of species, an overflowing amount of the species that were previously threatened and more dive spots for tourists and locals to explore and experience our magnificent ocean. The Coral Sea Marine Park will attract more marine life to the region as there is more shelter and protection from predators. This will cause more fishing and tourism opportunities around the coastal towns and the Islands in and near the Coral Sea