Oceanic conservation
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Transcript of Oceanic conservation
OCEAN
CONSERVATI
ON
By: Andrea Martinez, Giorgiana Rosas, & Daniel Hernandez
OIL SPI
LLS
By: Daniel Hernandez
DESCRIPTION
An oil spill is when an amount of petroleum is realeased in an area where it can cause damage. Oil spills can happen in earth and in sea, but they mostly happen in the sea. If they happened in earth it would be so much easier to clean up. These disasters cause a lot of pollution.
CAUSES
• Negligent maintnance
• Natural causes
• Shipwrecking
• Openings in the sea floor
• Etc…
EFFECTS
• Birds die
• Fish die
• Oceans are polluted
• Beaches are contaminated
• People get sick if they consume this water
SOLUTIONS
• Cleaning up the seashore
• Especial vacuum cleaners
• Especial inflatables
• Prevention (maintain petroleum
drills at their best shape)
CORAL REEF
DESTRUCTI
ON
By: Giorgiana Rosas
DESCRIPTION
• Habitat of thousands of marine species
• Sea’s rainforest
• Co2
• Global warming
DESCRIPTION 2
• 70% destruction , Philippines
• 10% have been destroyed
• Scientists worry
CAUSES
• Climate change
• Water contamination
• Trash
• Lack of algae
• High temperatures
• Pollution
• Trash
• Destructive fishing
EFFECTS
• Coral disease
• No fish
• Coral bleaching
• Coral death
• Ocean acidification
• Species extinction
• Change in sea temperature
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Plant a tree
• Support reef-friendly businesses
• Practice safe and responsible diving/snorkeling
• Contact your government representatives
• Dispose of your trash properly
• Use ecological or organic fertilizers
OVERFISHIN
G
&
DESTRUCTI
VE METH
ODS
OF FIS
HING
By: Andrea Martinez
DESCRIPTION
• Depletion
• Not enough fish to replenish ocean
• Non sustainable
• Harmful methods
• Careless techniques
CAUSES
• Unawareness
• Negligent fishing
• Exploitation
EFFECTS
• Ecosystem destruction
• Bycatch – discards
• Fish reduction
• Rupture in food web
METHODS OF DESTRUCTIVE FISHING
• Cyanide fishing
• Dynamite fishing
• Bottom trawling
• Long lining
• Ghost fishing
• Purse-seine fishing
• Shark finning
SOLUTIONS
• Ban destructive methods
• Reduce commercial fishing
• Protect key parts in ecosystems
• Monitoring and enforcement
• Spread the word
• Be informed
• Know where your fish comes from
SHARK FIN
NING
DESCRIPTION
The removal or retention of shark fins; usually made into shark fin soup.
CAUSEST R A D I T I O N S
• Shark Fin SoupP R O F I T
• $400 Per Kg
Trophy Spieces:
• $10,000 - $20,000
EFFECTS
• Extinction
Unbalanced:
• Ecosystem
• Food Chain
SOLUTIONS
• Ban Shark Finning
Not Allowed In:
• Tuna and Billfish Long line Fishery
• Fins must be landed attached
Oil Spills:• http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Oil_spill
• http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm
• http://oilspillsolutions.org/
Coral Reefs:
• www.coral.org
• http://www.mycoraltriangle.com
• http://www.eoearth.org/article/Coral_reefs_and_climate_change
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Overfishing:• http://www.ideaconnectio
n.com/solutions/675-Destructive-fishing-methods.html
• http://overfishing.org/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing