Ocean
Conservation
[Humans were once terrified]
Essential Questions:
• What does the future hold in terms of ocean
quality, use, and preservation?
• What can we do to take care of the ocean?
• How do I properly cite my sources in my
project?
BP Oil Spill
Description
An oil spill is when an amount of petroleum is
realeased in an area where it can cause damage. Oil
spills can happen when people make mistakes or are
careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the
ocean. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill.
Or even when countries are at war, one country may
decide to dump gallons of oil into the other country’s
oceans.
What are the Causes of Oil Spills?
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Negligent maintenance
Natural causes
Shipwrecking
Openings in the sea floor
What Are the Effects?
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Birds die
Fish die
Oceans are polluted
Beaches are
contaminated
• People get sick if they
consume the water
• Clean up the seashore
• Use special vacuum
cleaners
• Use special inflatables
• Prevent spills
(maintain petroleum
drills at their best
shape)
Solutions
How to Avoid Plagiarism
• It is illegal to copy other people’s words and
ideas without giving them credit.
• When you use a writer's wording — even a
phrase — always put quotation marks around
the writer's exact words.
• Be sure to include all sources that you use in
your “Works Cited.”
Description
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from
calcium carbonate secreted by corals. The habitat
of thousands of marine species, they are known
as the sea’s rainforest. Coral reefs are dying
around the world.
In El Nino year, 1998, 16% of the world's reefs died
as a result of increased water temperature. In
Indonesia, surveys showed some 80% of bleached
corals died. Scientists do not yet understand the
long-term impacts of coral bleaching, but they do
know that bleaching leaves corals vulnerable to
disease, stunts their growth, and affects their
reproduction, while severe bleaching kills them.
Causes
• Global warming
• Agricultural and
urban runoff
• Trash
• Overfishing and blast
fishing
• Coral mining
• Tourism
• Pollution
Effects
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Coral disease
No fish
Coral bleaching
Coral death
Ocean acidification
Species extinction
Change in sea
temperature
• 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
Solutions
What is a Citation?
• A reference to a source used
in a research project
• Whenever you use another
person’s ideas or words in a
research project, you must
cite, or give credit, to that
person.
• MLA is a standard way of
citing sources. Each source is
formatted in a specific way.
Description
Overfishing is,
simply put, when
so many fish are
caught that the
population can't
reproduce enough
to replace them, a
nonsustainable use
of the ocean.
Overfishing can
lead to depletion
of or extinction of
fish populations.
Causes
• Aggressive fishing
techniques and
equipment
• Advanced fishing
technology
• Increased demand for
fish as a good source of
protein
• Negligent fishing
• Exploitation
• Lack of knowledge of the
problem
Effects
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Ecosystem destruction
Species depleted
Fish extinction
Bycatch – discards
Rupture in food web
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
3 Reasons to Cite
1. To find information – it helps
you remember where you
found your information
2. To show that you understand
your topic – it shows that you
have expert backing in your
understanding of your topic
3. To avoid plagiarism – it keeps
you out of trouble!
Description
Shark finning refers to the removal and retention
of shark fins and the discard at sea of the carcass.
The shark is most often still alive when it is tossed
back into the water. Unable to swim, and
bleeding to death, the shark suffers a slow death
where 95% of the animal is wasted.
Causes
• Use in Shark Fin
Soup
• Use as traditional
cures
• A pound of dried
shark fin can retail
for up to $300
• Finning is
widespread and
largely unmonitored.
Effects
• Loss and
devastation of
shark
populations
around the
world
• Threat to the
ecosystem
• Disruption of
the Food Chain
Solutions
• Ban Shark Finning
• Create trade bans
and restrictions
• Create shark
sanctuaries
• Increase
enforcement of
laws already in
place
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Go to Internet Explorer – BRHS Home Page – Media
Center (in the chart near the bottom)
Look on the Destiny Home Page for the “Florida: Water,
Weather, Wonderment” links.
Use the electronic card catalog, use the internet, use
online databases. Use search terms like “Math and
mathematicians”, or “famous mathematicians.” Look for
books, magazines, web page information.
Select information carefully to fit your project. Look for
the Currency, Authority, Accuracy, Relevance, and
Purpose of your topic.
Use something like Google Images for pictures, charts,
and drawings. Go to Google and click on "images" at the
top of the screen.
Remember to record all the bibliographic information so
you can complete your “Works Cited.”
Bibliography
[Bird covered in oil]. 2013. Wikipedia. Online image. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill>.
BP Oil Spill: Oil Containment System Appears Operational. 2010. Oil Spill News. Online
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Coral Reef Alliance. The Coral Reef Alliance, 2012. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.coral.org/>.
[Dead oil-covered birds]. 2009. Wikipedia. Online image. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.polarfield.com/blog/tag/duane-gill/>.
[Humans were once terrified]. Online image. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.
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Koster, Pepijn. Overfishing - A Global Disaster. Overfishing.org, 2011. Web. 15 Feb.
2013. <http://overfishing.org/>.
Bibliography (cont’d)
My Coral Triangle. World Wide Fund for Nature, 1986. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.mycoraltriangle.com/coralweb/about/>.
Oil Spill Solutions. International Spill Control Organization, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://oilspillsolutions.org/>.
Oil Spills. ThinkQuest, 2002. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/oil_spills.htm>.
Overfishing. Wikipedia, 17 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing>.
John Bruno (Lead Author);Mark McGinley (Topic Editor) "Coral reefs and climate
change". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.:
Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the
Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 26, 2008; Last
revised Date January 13, 2013; Retrieved February 15, 2013
<http://www.eoearth.org/article/Coral_reefs_and_climate_change>
Begin your research!