Protecting Our Oceans: Sustainable Solutions for a Healthy Marine Ecosystem

Jun 28, 2025

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Discover the importance of combating the exploitation of the oceans through sustainable practices. Learn about the impacts of shipping, tourism, and oil extraction on marine life, and explore ways to preserve our oceans for future generations. Join Ana, Muin, and Rebecca on an educational journey to safeguard our marine ecosystem.

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Protecting Our Oceans: Sustainable Solutions for a Healthy Marine Ecosystem

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Exploitation of the oceans Ana, Muin & Rebecca
Shipping
Tourism
Oil

The Oceans

The Oceans. Element Weight %: 1%=10 gm/liter Cl 1.9 Na 1.05 Mg 0.135 S 0.0885 Ca 0.040 K 0.038. Br 0.0065 C 0.0028 Sr 0.00081 B 0..00096 Si 0.00030 F 0.00013. Composition of Sea Water. The Coriolis Effect. Due to moving on a rotating earth

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The Oceans

The Oceans. Essential Points. The ocean is salty because erosion brings dissolved elements to the sea The Coriolis Effect causes ocean currents to travel curving paths Surface currents in the ocean are driven by the winds Vertical movements in the ocean are due to density differences.

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The Oceans

The Oceans. Take-Away Points. The ocean is salty because erosion brings dissolved elements to the sea The Coriolis Effect causes ocean currents to travel curving paths Surface currents in the ocean are driven by the winds Vertical movements in the ocean are due to density differences.

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The Oceans

The Oceans. Steve Terrill/Stock Market. Sandy Beach, North Carolina Barrier Island. Fig. 17.1. Peter Kresan. Boulder Beach, Massachusetts. Fig. 17.2. Raymond Siever. Wave height depends on:. Wind velocity Wind duration Distance over which wind blows. Wave-generated Orbital Waves.

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The Oceans

The Oceans. Vanessa Borgia Ecology . Geography. 360 million km, Continuous interconnected mass of water 3 major basins Pacific- 180 million km 2 , deepest~ 4000 m Atlantic- 106 million km 2 , pole to pole Indian- under 75 million km 2 , Southern Hemisphere Undersea mountain stud the floor.

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The Nature of Oceans

The Nature of Oceans. Chapter 16. Global Ocean?. Separate but whole Divisions resulting from Continents Island arcs Straits Political boundaries. Salinity. Total dissolved salts (all dissolved ions). Oceans as buffers. Dissolved gasses CO2 and O2

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The Oceans

The Oceans. Introduction. The increase in world population and the continued rise of industrialization have resulted in a need to further understand the world’s oceans. One of the most important factors that impact the biosphere is the condition of the world’s oceans.

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Movements of the Oceans

Movements of the Oceans. Chapter 21. Ocean Currents. Ocean water moves in giant streams called CURRENTS. Two categories: Surface & Deep Currents. Surface Currents Created as Wind (moving air) pushes the water causing the water to move in the same direction as the air

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The Oceans

The Oceans. The Earth is the only Planet in the Universe (that we know of) with liquid water on its surface!!!!!. The Oceans (quick facts). 71% of the earth is covered by water most is salty (about 97%) Average depth – 14,000 feet (nearly 3 miles deep) divided up into 4 sections

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Oceans of the World

Oceans of the World. By: Lindsay and Rebecca. Atlantic Ocean. Area= 82 million square km Average depth= 11,812 ft Greatest depth= 28,231 ft Endangered species: Manatee Seals S ea lions Turtles Whales. Arctic Ocean. Area= 12 million square km Average depth: 3,450 ft

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Oceans of the World

Oceans of the World. By: Lindsay and Rebecca. Ocean Zones. Sunlit Zone: Top layer, nearest the surface. E nough light to support photosynthesis .

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The Oceans

The Oceans. Today’s Lesson. The Oceans Start Experiment Complete Air Poster. The Oceans. When the earth’s atmosphere first cooled below 100 C, water vapor first condensed to liquid water in the form of precipitation (rain mainly).

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Geology of the oceans

Geology of the oceans. Chapter 3 Refer to class discussions and lectures for additional information . Geology of the oceans. The world ocean covers over _____of the planet’s surface. The oceans are believed to have formed about __________________.

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Circulation of the Oceans

Circulation of the Oceans. Sargasso Sea and the Bermuda Triangle. Sargassum Weed. Gulf Stream A Western Boundary Current. Worldwide Salinities (0/00). Temperature Variations in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Salinity Variations in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Great Ocean Conveyor Belt.

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The Oceans

The Oceans. An overview. A quick oceans tour. Marine ecosystems. Cover 70% of the Earth’s surface. List as many different marine ecosystems as you can. Estuaries: fresh water from river mixes with ocean Rich in nutrients Wetlands form in shallow areas. Marine ecosystems: Estuaries.

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THE OCEANS

THE OCEANS. An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean. Oceans.

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Geography of the Oceans

Geography of the Oceans. Hydrosphere (water) and cryosphere (ice) Major oceans – Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Minor oceans- Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Black Sea, Sea of Japan, Bering Sea, Okhotsk N&S China Sea, Gulf of Aden, Baltic Sea, Philippine Sea

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Geology of the Oceans

Geology of the Oceans. Did we always have oceans?_____. Have they changed ?___________ Oceans formed between 4.2-3.8 billion years ago Water vapor escaping from crust condensed on surface http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwVU0-2Qnso&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1.

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Oceans of the World

Oceans of the World. Glen Spiteri & Neil Micallef Stella Maris School Balzan. About seventy per cent of the surface of the Earth is covered by the oceans and seas. The Pacific Ocean.

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HISTORY OF THE OCEANS

HISTORY OF THE OCEANS. Earth. Formed about 4.5 billion years ago The sea floor is locked in a perpetual cycle of birth and destruction that shapes the ocean and controls much of the geology and geological history of the continent. Geological Processes.

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Oceans of the World

Oceans of the World. Glen Spiteri & Neil Micallef Stella Maris School Balzan. About seventy per cent of the surface of the Earth is covered by the oceans and seas. The Pacific Ocean.

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THE OCEANS

THE OCEANS. An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean. Oceans.

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