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    How I Got Where I Am Today This autobiography will present events, people, and experiences that have been integral to my career development. My life will be outlined starting from early childhood and leading up to present day. Each stage of my life will discuss examples that explain how I got to where I am today. Career development theories will then be related to my life experiences. Early Childhood When I was a young child, my parents were both hard working individuals. My mother worked in the

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    talks about how scientists and experts are doing research on new life forms being found that can help with new medicines and other great products. However, experts are warning us that without better protection, ocean water quality, fish stocks and marine habitats will suffer long-lasting damage. The deep sea is seen as a provider in two ways. One way is that it perceived as a convenient site for the disposal of human waste, especially around land. The second way is that it is a potential site for

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    oceans, including that we’ve taken and eaten about 90% of the oceans big fish, the problem of oxygen depletion in the ocean, and the problem of coral reef destruction, which also affects her personally as a marine biologist. Earle then cracks a few jokes, then alludes to her start in marine biology, through scuba diving. She then goes on to talk about her personal experience, including aquanaut adventures, spending a week underwater, and touching the ocean floor in a one person submarine swim suit like

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    commercial fishing in Marine Protected Areas,and establishing and enforcing regulations for the recreational use of these areas. The practice of bottom trawling will be banned in U.S. ocean fisheries. This plan will decrease the worry of losing all our fish in the sea. We are harvesting more fish that can be replenished, so banning the practice of bottom trawling and other fishing practices in Marine Protected Areas put fish like tuna in danger. The decrease in tuna cause the marine food chain to change

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    Introduction Problem Statement / Definition of Research Area This research will look into the problems caused by fishing. Human impact has proved to threaten the bio diversity of the marine environment. The environmental impact of fishing can be divided into issues that involve the availability of fish to be caught, such as overfishing, sustainable fisheries, and fisheries management; and issues that involve the impact of fishing on other elements of the environment, such as by-catch. This research

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    Ganga river dolphin, therefore conservation of nature must be take more serious. Another statistical analysis was documented by scientists to show how pollution level is exponentially elevating. The researcher Kathy Townsend was interested in marine biology conservation and

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    This domino effect would have continued until nearly all species were affected and a trophic cascade occured. As a marine biologist I want to be able to prevent events like these in all areas of the world. If a full trophic cascade had occurred in the Chesapeake Bay we would not have recovered for many years. Not only would we have lost a vital staple in our ecosystem

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    Midway Islands to promote “the announcement of the expansion of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a marine reserve encompassing several islands of Hawaii”(Welch 76). The president’s personal photographer gave the opportunity to Skerry. Skerry explained the experience as exceptional but nerve racking. Skerry is a world famous underwater photographer. He has an endless amount of experience working with marine life. Skerry used techniques from photographing dolphins to get the perfect picture

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    animal life and also the animal life supporting the plant life. The earth’s marine waters cover two- thirds of its surface making marine ecosystem the largest of its aquatic ecosystems. In this paper we will identify the effects that a growing human population may have on that ecosystem’s resources, including loss or harm to populations of wild species, discuss one

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    Effects Of Overfishing

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    caught to near extinction. “Newfoundland’s fishing industry collapsed due to overfishing and 40,000 jobs were lost and the ecosystem destroyed. Fifteen years after the loss of the cod industry they are still waiting for a recovery.” (“The Oceaneos Marine Research Foundation”, 2017) Another global effect of overfishing is fish farming or aquaculture. It was first started to help preserve the ocean and hoped to help people to obtain a reliable fish source. Unfortunately, what many came to realize is

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