Ocean Acidification and Its Effect on Sea Life Most people are familiar with Plankton from the SpongeBob SquarePants, especially if you have a young child at home. Plankton’s sole mission is to steal Mr. Krab’s Krabby Patty secret formula. Some might...
If you have access to any media channel, chances are you’ve seen images of trash floating around in the ocean, footage of turtles with plastic debris around their heads, or aerial views of massive oil spills polluting what were once vibrant blue waters. The problem is...
If you’ve looked into the science behind climate change, you probably already know that an excess of CO2 poses a significant threat to our planet. Carbon stays in our atmosphere much longer than a human life span (at least 300 years) and has disastrous effects...
Ocean Acidification Threatens the Future of Marine Ecosystems Almost seventy percent of our planet is water, and yes, water is life. Humanity, nor any other known species could survive without water. Therefore, the logical thing would be to care for the water as a...
What Is Bottom Trawling? Trawling is a fishing practice in which a boat tows a net through the water to trap fish. This is done at various depths depending on the desired catch. When the net is towed along the seafloor, the technique is called bottom trawling. Heavy...
