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    Sea Pens Description Sea pens are colonies of polyps( polyps: animals that have a fixed base,column like body, with mouth and tentacles.). Each polyps resembles a feathery quill. Sea pens are bilateral (bilateral: being able to divide into even halves). There is no typical weight for sea pens, but the height ranges from 2 inches to 6 feet. Sea pens have various colors. Their colors range from dark orange, yellow, and white. Habitat Sea pens are octocoral, which means they are a type of soft coral

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    What is offshore drilling? Offshore drilling is the procedure of oil wells on the continental shelf, here and there in water several hundred feet deep. Offshore drilling presents ecological difficulties, both from the delivered hydrocarbons and the materials utilized during the drilling operation. This offshore drilling has caused the U.S. offshore drilling debate. The U.S. offshore drilling debate is a progressing confrontation in the United States on regardless of whether offshore drilling ought

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    popular source of food from the ocean. Fishing is a worldwide sport as well as a livelihood to all walks of life. Millions of people from all over the globe depend on the oceans for their stable food and income. People must consider many facts before they choose to go fishing as a leisure activity and especially as a money making venture. Overfishing is causing negative effects to the marine world and if no actions are taken to reduce the damage caused to the oceans environment very soon, severe economical

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    also describes his experience on sea as he , “drifting [drifted] through winter on an ice cold sea, whirled in sorrow, alone in a world blown clear of love, hung with icicles. Through the use of imagery we can understand the isolated setting of the ocean, and how his loneliness led to a deepening sadness. Overall, “The Seafarer” influenced today’s literature through the use of various literary devices. The man’s personal feelings and ideas about

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    Sea Monsters Short Story

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    creels and half a boat shed nearer the shore, all painted the same noisy yellow as the outside of the house. Gjúki had told me that nothing in the ocean was yellow, so the spirits of the sea would not mistakenly come unannounced. That had been our thing, sea monsters. It could be hard to be on the boat, maybe days at a time with only the sky and an ocean for distraction. People can be just like the weather; overcast, unsettled, sullen and sometimes Gjúki would withdraw into his own pensive mist.

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    years. This means the ice is now melting more pushing the other ice faster! What some people may not know is that as the ice moves it carries pollution, and when it is spring and summer all the ice melts and pollution goes into the ocean. This not only will affect the ocean, but as ice melts this will affect animals in the arctic such as the polar bears. The polar bears will have a less; access to food, body condition, and a loss of access in

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    Fly fishing is a traditional method of fishing that was popularly applied for fishing trout and salmon. Today though, it is employed in fishing for almost any variety of fish. Fly fishing is gaining popularity and people employ this method for almost anytime of fish. Fly fishing is used in both fresh water and seas as well. The techniques used in fly fishing of course vary depending on the location. For example, seas, lakes and rivers have differing conditions and hence the techniques used will vary

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    It was a hard time for the English when they arrived in the Americas. English settlers had sailed into the James River in Chesapeake bay region in Virginia during the spring of 1607. Why did so many colonists die between 1607 to 1611 in Jamestown? Three of the main reasons were, bad water, bad relations with Native Americans, and lacking major key settler skills. Bad water caused many of the European settlers death. One reason why all of the settlers died from bad water was the water was too brackish(Doc

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    The most relevant issues discussed in Blackfish and SeaWorld’s response are the health of the Orcas in captivity, the Orcas’ aggressive behavior and the trainer’s death. Blackfish and Sea World’s response in Blackfish, Ethos Pathos and Logos are used to present information about the health, treatment about the Orcas in captivity and the safety of the trainers. Through blackfish and SeaWorld’s views, Ethos Pago’s and Logos are used to characterize conflicting arguments to present information about

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    The Angler Fish

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    The ocean covers 70% of the whole world! And still only 5% has been discovered. Scientists have been trying many different ways to try to discover more of the ocean, but have trouble getting to the bottom. Join us to discover more of the ocean, and learn about creatures you didn’t even know existed. As a lot of people know only 5% of the whole entire ocean has been discovered, and the ocean covers more than 70% of the world! Many creatures have been discovered as we unlock more and more secrets

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