Oceans!

These things can wreck reefs , sea grasses , birds , and fish ... this needs to stop. Don't you agree??
 * Causes of Ocean Habitat Loss﻿[[image:http://www.landscapesphotos.com/images/8-wallpapers-oceans.jpg width="208" height="187" align="right"]] **
 * 1) Pollution
 * 2) Waste
 * 3) Chemical Effluent
 * 4) Runoff (water not absorbed by the soil)
 * 5) Destructive fishing techniques

The most destructive form of commercial fishing is bottom trawling.Bottom trawling is when a giant net is dragged along the ocean floor.
 * Wow Fact! **

<span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Coral Reefs cover <span style="color: #7435de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">less than 1% <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> of the ocean's surface, but are a home to a <span style="color: #7435de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">quarter of all marine life!
 * <span style="color: #409ce7; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Threats To Coral Reefs **
 * 1) <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Warming waters
 * 2) <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Outright destruction through overdevelopment
 * 3) <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Unchecked tourism
 * 4) <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Ocean acidification (Carbon dioxide that is absorbed and reacts with ocean water and makes carbonic acid.)


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Dead Zones... **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">There are about 400 dead zones around the world... **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">They are parts of the ocean where the sea floor has become completely deprived of oxygen... **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Essentially killing off all life... **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">All the dead zones in the world cover about 250,000 square kilometers... **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Dead zones cause fish and bottom dwelling shellfish to suffocate... **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Just think... what kind of world do we want, and why are we doing this to our oceans? **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">The purpose of shark nets are to keep the sharks away from people at the beach. Most people like shark nets because it helps reduce the amount of people getting bitten at the beach while they are in the water, but it's also taking down the shark's population. Although 100's of sharks are killed every year in the shark nets off the KZN coast. Most of the species caught have never even been known to harm humans. They say the sharks mostly get caught in the nets on their way back out to sea. Also, not only do the shark nets catch sharks but many other marine animals. Such as sea turtles, dolphins, manta rays, and even whales. I mean just think about it! Those other creatures did us no harm! Why should we harm them?
 * <span style="color: #2d85f0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Shark Nets **

<span style="color: #ea7d1a; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Click here to view an incredible video on SHARK NETS! <span style="color: #35c6de; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="color: #3dc9db; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: #ea7d1a; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ok, so now let's think. How can we help our oceans in a good and productive way? Well, the information below tells what we are doing about it and some solutions we have come up with!

<span style="color: #2d9ff0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">People are making efforts to make gigantic marine sanctuaries where fishing is prohibited. Also they are making laws where dumping sewage and chemicals into the ocean is not allowed. Plus, Conservation International is helping out by doing a super cool program called "save a mile." You donate 75$ and help save a mile of ocean, and all the marine life in it! These actions are having postitive affects on our oceans. Also, you can help by reducing the amount of plastic products that end up as ocean trash. When you visit the beach clean up after yourself! Our oceans are an important natrual resource, so we need to help the oceans out! THINK!!! What kind of world do we want???
 * <span style="color: #2d85f0; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">What We Are Doing About It **


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 * <span style="color: #367029; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">National Geographic
 * <span style="color: #f02d98; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Save Our Seas Fondation
 * <span style="color: #367029; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Earthplatform.com