The Ubiquitous Themes In Mackenzie Carro's 'Into The Deep'

It was Mihaljo Mesarovic, the author of “Mankind at the Turning Point”, who once said “The Earth has cancer and the cancer is man”. He was definitely onto something. In fact, humans have had a major negative impact on the world’s marine environment. Throughout recent human history, it has been obvious that the wellbeing of the marine environment has been in jeopardy. Pollution of the ocean, overfishing and the greenhouse gases these are all the aspects that can cause the destroying of the precious environments, such as reefs, sea-grass and coastal habitats. According to the essay and interview “Seafarming at the End of the World”, written by Peter Meehan, he presents the fact that human impact on the ocean is the main reason that causes the awful situation of marine ecosystem and organisms.

There are the downsides to a corrupted ocean such as ours; continuous melting of the ice caps and the pollution plaguing the water. Nevertheless, we will explore these waters and learn about all the wonders of the vast sea and find out the inexplicable beauty that lies beneath the surface.

6. ^ Impact from the Deep; October 2006; Scientific American Magazine; by Peter D. Ward; 8 Page(s)

The Ocean is 70 percent of the earth surface, humans have explored less than five percent of the ocean, and is home to innumerable amount of living organisms. One of its oldest inhabitants is the Cheloniidae dates back to the Triassic era, roughly 250 million years ago, (Wang et al.,

Scientist in order to measure the depth of the ocean use “Bomb Sounding” this is where they throw TNT into trenches and from the echo that it gives the scientist than approximate its depth. “Recent expeditions such as the HADES project in the Pacific suggest that fish are not found below 27,560 feet. But the hadal zone extends to 36,000 feet”, (Cock-Starkey 9). The development of the “DeepSea Challenger” allowed the ability for scientist to travel down the trench to collect rocks, sediments,and biological samples. Scientist from Scripps Institute Oceanography, University of Hawai’i, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory all joined in into the DeepSea Challenger setting their research on marine biology, microbiology, astrobiology, marine geology and geophysics. Living in the deepest part of ocean surfaced thoughts of marine life being non-existent because of the lethal conditions it has , but past findings of marine life as deep as 27,560 feet shook scientist. Marine adaptation has grown because of the frequent findings of marine life such as the following: Frilled Shark (5,000 ft), Giant Spider Crab (estimate 1,000 ft), Atlantic Wolffish Pair (1,600 ft), Fangtooth Fish (16,500 ft), Six-Gill Shark (8,200 ft) and etc. All these deep sea creatures have adapted to low oxygen levels and the lightless depth of the

Pitch black, dead quiet and seemingly desolate, the deep sea resembles that of a far off alien world. Until recent advancements in technology, little to none has been known about the deep sea. Far beyond the natural reach of humans, only highly expensive submersibles have visited the ocean’s deepest and darkest locations. In the Pacific Northwest, an eerie 7-mile venture underwater will take you to the deepest spot on the planet, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.

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

Humans have always had a relationship with the ocean. Whether the relationship is good or bad, the ocean links humans together and surrounds them. The ocean is an important resource that people learn more and more about every day. Technology has had great impact on the ocean as well as how people perceive the ocean. Both Richard Gillis and Rachel Carson touch upon this age-old relationship between humans and the ocean and how technology aids or hurts this connection.

As far as I can remember, I was always attracted to the idea of infinite possibilities. The idea of having so many things out in the world waiting for someone to seize them always intrigued me. This may explain my unwavering attraction to the ocean, where the waves stretch across the far horizon. The ocean is vast, vicious, versatile and can consume a variety of victims in one go. However, despite the known danger, I can't seem to ignore the unlimited beauty and possibilities connected to it. Perhaps it's this paradoxical connection attached to the ocean that draws me to it. I remember my first introduction to the ocean was through Finding Nemo and although a bit exaggerated and inaccurate of the portrayal of fish anatomy, it still managed to bring my childish wonder to its full potential. This led to the purchase of a blue tang for an ever-growing fish tank collection and despite the routine checkup it never failed to captivate my attention as a child. To this day, I believe that movie was the catalyst of my interest of the ocean as it showed a new world

have Previously watched many ocean documentaries. One I found particularly interesting was David Attenburgs bio luminescent documentary, (I'll try to provide a link to it) This one, is also by him and I'm seeing some repeated scenes. In our course material it wasn't mentioned much, as far as the textbook goes. The creatures of the deep have large eyes and strong large jaws. I was surprised to hear how large the hairy angler was, I had always assumed angler fish where small, about the size of a prawn. I was surprised at there being walking sea urchins, they look very strange. The mushroom coral looks to be a coral that could be used to repopulate the planet in case the coral there went extinct. I find it pretty amazing that there are such large

People are linked to the oceans in many ways that they can understand and others that are not so obvious; a means of transportation and support economies by providing a food source are the obvious ones .Civilizations through the millenniums have used the sea to nurture them providing the food source and other resources. Today the ocean is utilized for escape or tourism for its serenity and if all of the majestic biological organisms that ocean has to offer. People need to preserve this in incredible resource and start working on this today.

Everyone has a particular animate or inanimate object in their life that they have a strong appreciation or internal love for. In Apostrophe to the Ocean, by Lord Byron, he shows gratitude to the mighty and powerful ocean and how it contains the ability to move peacefully or to crush civilizations with ease. “Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain – the wrecks are all thy deed.” (856, 11-14)You can imagine, from throughout the hundreds of years, the immaculate treasure and priceless objects that are contained at the floor of the vast body of water. The Ocean is an important resource for humans and animals. We build vessels to travel across the wide open seas to discover new territories and animals use it as their home. But why would I

David Gallo is an oceanographer, he is a passionate ambassador between the sea and those of us on the dry land. He works in undersea exploration; he was one of the first oceanographers to use robots to map the ocean world without knowing the possible outcome. He was a co-expedition leader during an exploration of the Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck. In his talk, David emphasizes how we sometimes take the ocean for granted. Most the planet is ocean water so the oceans takes about 75% of the planet. David pointed out how when we see the ocean we just noticed how pretty it is but we do not know what lies under there. From the wonderful illustrations, David emphasizes how there is a story in every part of the ocean. David explains that

Since the beginning of the human race, people have flocked to the ocean. The largest civilizations were built in fertile, coastal areas. Oceanographer and professor at Stanford University, Mark Denny, opened up his book, How the Ocean Works: An Introduction to Oceanography, with the statement, “Throughout history, men and women have been drawn to the sea” (Denny 1). Here in Hawaii, this is especially notable. Hawaii was discovered by islanders who were adventuring across the sea, using it to feed them and working with the currents on their journey. Now, hundreds of years later, visiting the white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters of Hawaii is on nearly the whole world’s bucket list, but it might not be around for much longer. This would be devastating to the planet, as environmental expert Jennifer Weeks says oceans supply most of the Earth’s food and oxygen (Weeks). Not only does the sea provide the most basic necessities for survival, but it has also provided “...Anticancer and antiviral drugs based on substances produced by coral reef species...” (Weeks). Despite all the research that has been done, and is currently underway right this moment, we still know less about the ocean than we do about space! Elisabeth Mann Borgese, an expert in environmentalism, has written, “Our ignorance of the ocean is profound, and although we have learned much during the last hundred years, our knowledge of ocean processes and life in the oceans will remain forever incomplete” (Borgese 23). As Borgese said, it is impossible to learn all there is to know about the sea, but knowing what to do to fix the state of the world’s oceans is vital and attainable information.

It was Mihaljo Mesarovic, the author of “Mankind at the Turning Point”, who once said “The Earth has cancer and the cancer is man”. He was definitely onto something. In fact, humans have had a major negative impact on the world’s marine environment. Throughout recent human history, it has been obvious that the wellbeing of the marine environment has been in jeopardy. Pollution of the ocean, overfishing and the greenhouse gases these are all the aspects that can cause the destroying of the precious environments, such as reefs, sea-grass and coastal habitats. According to the essay and interview “Seafarming at the End of the World”, written by Peter Meehan, he presents the fact that human impact on the ocean is the main reason that causes the awful situation of marine ecosystem and organisms.