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