Essays on Ocean

Water is one of the most important natural resources that man cannot live without. Oceans make up the largest water bodies on the planet Earth and hold up to 97% of the waters. Additionally, oceans are essential for human survival as they account for more than 50% of the oxygen...

Shark Fin Trade: A Threat to Marine Ecosystems and Economies Sharks are majestic creatures, a class of fish with pectoral fins that are not connected to their heads. Sharks form one of the oldest vertebrate groups on the planet has existed for over 400 million years. However, this will cease to...

In addition to conventional sources of energy including and not limited to geothermal, wind, and solar, the ocean can be tapped to generate power. Turbines, special buoys, and other technologies are used convert kinetic energy possessed by the waves and tides to environmentally friendly electrical power. Notably, tidal and wave...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) depend on fisheries and aquaculture to sustain their economies and livelihood. Fisheries yield up to 10% of these countries total GDP. The question that comes is how best the states can be assisted to protect their source of livelihood and...

Introduction Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) depend on fisheries and aquaculture to sustain their economies and livelihood. Fisheries yield up to 10% of these countries total GDP. The question that comes is how best the states can be assisted to protect their source of livelihood and...

I trust you are doing well. I'm Vanessa Pearson, a future biological oceanographer who is presently enrolled in the University of Illinois' college program. Concerned and interested in the effects of illegal cyanide fishing on the long-term survival of the African catfish, I am sending this letter. Due to the high...

Numerous natural catastrophes that have caused significant loss of life and property have plagued the world since the dawn of humanity. The hurricane stands out among these natural catastrophes. It is important to keep in mind that although natural deserters are typically out of human control right away, their impacts...

One of the best stories ever penned was The Open Boat, by Stephen Crane. Crane makes use of cosmic irony, which suggests a vast cosmos that makes people seem small and results in apathy toward man s plight. This concept is made visible through three examples that are...

Ocean currents are vertical or horizontal movements that occur in the world's seas, both on the surface and deep depths. Currents typically move in one direction and aid in the circulation of moisture on the ground as a result of water pollution and weather. The size of ocean currents, which...

The Chatham Rise The Chatham Rise is a plateau formed by an extension of the continental shelf. It is found on the ocean floor off New Zealand's south island (Herzer and Wood., 1992). The plateau runs roughly 1400 kilometers east of Banks Peninsula and 620 miles east of the Chatham Islands...

Introduction There are numerous places in the globe that are undisturbed and regarded to be the most organic and unpolluted settings in the world’s ecosystem; nevertheless, stunning news recently showed the existence of pollutants in the world’s deepest ocean trenches. The Mariana trench, located not far off the coast of Guam,...

Stone Aerospace and the Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer Stone Aerospace created the autonomous underwater vehicle known as the Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer. For independent investigation and mapping of underwater cavities in Mexico, the DEPTHX was designed. Additionally, water sample collection was intended. NASA provided funding for this research with the intention...