oceanic conservation
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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.
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)
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
DESCRIPTION
• Depletion
• Not enough fish to replenish ocean
• Non sustainable
• Harmful methods
• Careless techniques
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
CAUSES
T 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
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/C
R0215471/oil_spills.htm
• http://oilspillsolutions.org/
Coral Reefs:• www.coral.org
• http://www.mycoraltriangle.c
om
• http://www.eoearth.org/articl
e/Coral_reefs_and_climate_
change
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Overfishing:• http://www.ideaconnection.co
m/solutions/675-Destructive-
fishing-methods.html
• http://overfishing.org/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O
verfishing