Sunday, October 6, 2013

Marine Conservation


 Marine conservation is the study of preserving biological and physical marine resources and ecosystem functions.  Marine conservations count on numerous amounts of scientific principles derived from marine biology, oceanography, fisheries science, and demand for marine resources and marine law.  

Marine conservation, which is also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and conservation of ecosystems in oceans or seas.  Ecosystems are where sea animals interact with one another.  It focuses on three key things.  The first is damaged caused by humans to the marine ecosystems.  The second is on renewing damaged marine ecosystems.  And the third is focusing on vulnerable and weak marine species.

Coral reefs are the backbone of the ecosystem.  They provide tremendous amounts of food, shelter, and protection of different kinds of sea creatures.  Coral reefs are also an important aspect of sustaining human life through serving as a valuable food source (fish, mollusks, etc).  They also serve as a marine space for eco-tourism that provides economic benefits.  Unfortunately the coral reefs are becoming degraded and are in dire need of conservation.  Human activities like pollution, overfishing, and destructive fishing practices.  Other factors of the digression are sedimentation and excessive amounts of CO2 emissions.

website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/m/marine_conservation.htm
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