Essays on Marine biology

Seas and oceans provide various types of resources to human beings and habitats to numerous species of plants and animals. They play very important roles in the economy of a nation and its people. Still, the marine and coastal ecosystems are under severe stress due to human activities. Ocean Resources The ocean is one of…

            The ideas of ecoconsciousness and sustainability of the Earth’s natural resources have been around, accessibly, for about twenty years, but, within the last five years, the terms have become part of the American vernacular.  Going green is the new thing—even celebrities are promoting their “green” vehicles, their “eco-friendly” homes, and their “organic-only” diets.  Ecoconsciousness…

Marine Biology The field of marine biology, the study of organisms within their environment of an ocean, lake, or river, has a very broad range of occupations. Marine biologists try to discover how organisms grow and develop, how they get food, how their bodies function, and how their life relations correspond to other organisms. They…

            Coral reefs have been in existence for many years and are the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems on the planet. They range in different lengths and sizes and are considered to be the largest geological features that are built by organism. Nevertheless, some of them take years to grow by an inch. They can…

What’s the easiest way to go fishing? Ten sticks of dynamite and a case of Pabst. Blast fishing may be perceived to be a redneck specialty here in America, but that is not the case as we cross the ocean. Some fishermen in Southeast Asia and Africa still practice this method regardless of its legality….

It’s a peaceful day on a crowded beach in Florida. Out in the water, about a hundred yards from the coast, a dorsal fin appears. Since it’s so far out, it’s hard to tell what it is. Could it be a dolphin? No, this dorsal fin is straight, not curved, and the tail fin is…