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Oceans

5 Oceans
Pacific Ocean-Largest ocean on the planet. This ocean surrounds the Eastern and Western sides of the Earth.
Atlantic Ocean-The second largest ocean. It is in between the North America and Europe.
Indian Ocean-The third largest ocean. It is in between Australia and Asia.
Southern Ocean-The second smallest ocean in the world. It is in the most Southern part of the word.
Artic Ocean-The smallest ocean in the world. It is in the most Northern part of the world.

Inside This Issue
Benefits of The Ocean
Drawbacks of The Ocean
Indonesia’s Ocean
Japan’s Ocean

Way Back When

Originally the earth was without an ocean. Earth was a very hot planet for millions of years but over time the earth cooled down and from this water and other liquids were able to form. This was about four billion years ago. We know that since the first rock that formed from rapidly cooling into the ocean (igneous rock) occurred almost exactly four billion years ago. The first ocean was called the Pacific ocean and it surrounded the supercontinent called Pangea. Pangea was the first continent and it was a combined from of all of the seven different continents that we have today. Pangea broke apart 200 million years ago and different oceans were needed since there was multiple bodies of land.

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Benefits of The Ocean

The ocean can help humans in a lot of ways. The ocean can heal cuts and bruises since the water is so salty. The ocean is a way of transportation for people and cargo. People still use the oceans today to trade and to ship goods that cold not be transported any other way. The ocean is home to many fish, which we can eat. 200 billion pounds of food is caught each year and almost all of that number is eaten. The ocean is a huge body of water so once we take the salt out of it the water can be used for drinking. Wave power is a very good source of energy because it is very consistent as it can produce over 800 times more energy then the wind could. The ocean is also used for tourism and with this interest in the ocean 200 million jobs have opened up and been fulfilled. The ocean protects the beach from erosion since the ocean is constantly moving and keeps the sand shuffling around. There is a large amount of crude oil in the ocean which can sell for a lot, as it has many uses. The ocean can also be used for miners since there is many minerals and rocks that are used for building and other constructions. The ocean can be used for recreational activities. Surfing, boogie boarding, and water skiing are all things that you can do In the ocean.

Downsides to The Ocean

What is a hurricane?
A hurricane is a violent storm with higher winds then the average storm. These can only occur in the Caribbean. The storm is much bigger and looks like a cyclone. To be considered a hurricane the wind speeds must be over 74 miles and hour. The highest wind speed on record is 211 miles per hour as it was a big gust of wind that pushed it to making new records.

This is a hurricane that Is coming off of the East Coast of Florida and the rest of the United States of America

There are many downsides to the ocean some of them include, beach erosion, and hurricanes. Hurricanes are a very dangerous natural disaster as the wind speed the storm has to be at least 74 miles per hour. Some hurricanes can be so bad that the winds can get up to a 156 miles per hour. Beach erosion is when waves take sand back into the ocean narrowing the amount of beach an ocean has and also putting more sediments in the ocean. When the ocean takes the sediment it is also taking away the beach’s elevation. The increase in sediment can as change levels of pH and make water more or less acidic form where it was before hand.

Different Kinds of Fishing
Fish Farming: Fish Farming is a way of capturing fish from the ocean and breeding them in a contained space and selling them or using them for food.
Dynamite Fishing Dynamite fishing is a way of easily catching fish by using dynamite sticks underwater to stun and kill fish so they can be easily collected. This kind of fishing is highly illegal since it can also destroy habitats and coral reef.

Indonesia

The oceans off the coast of Indonesia are a terrible place for fish to live. The people there are fish farming, there are rubber plants to make the ocean look better, dynamite fishing, and a shortage of sewage factories. Due to all of these issues, 95% of the coral reefs are under serious pressure. Some of the ocean is also under dead zones. A dead zone is a place where no plants or animals live. The dead zone here was caused by humans not being considerate about what they put in or do to the ocean. Since all of these things are being put in the ocean the climate of the ocean is changing which forces fish to have to adapt to these new climates. Since not all of the fish species will be able to adapt fast enough, there will be a good amount of them that will not survive these harsh changes. The water in these oceans contains plastic, bacteria, polyurethane, oil, sediment, pesticides and mercury. All of these things are bad for all of the aquatic life and will kill thousands of fish if they can’t avoid it or find a way to adapt to it.

Solutions

So many things could solve this problem that it is just a matter of taking the initiative to actually try to stop it. If people charged more for plastic usage then there would be less bags in the ocean. If plastic was created out of cornstarch then it would be better for the environment and for the aquatic life as the corn starch is better for the environment then other plastics. The government could make protected areas of the ocean. If they did this then the parts of the ocean that are dying out could thrive again and the overall health of the ocean and the amount of aquatic animas would go up.

Japan’s Oceans

Japan has voted to dump over 11 million liters of radioactive waste into the pacific ocean. This problem has been estimated to kill thousands of fish and other aquatic organisms. This could also give a kind of cancer to the fish that could spread and kill a vast majority of the fish population in the pacific ocean. This waste will also put more nitrates and phosphates into the water causing the water to change it’s acidity which could kill fish who don’t adapt to this change. If one change in the food web changes it could effect the other links and ultimately destroy the way the entire underwater population lives, feeds, and thrives.

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Solutions For This Problem

This issue can be solved in a numerous amount of ways. There could be more landfills to put the waste into the ground instead of into the ocean. If government wants to reuse the waste they could properly treat it which would allow the waste to be reused into irrigation or any kind of agriculture. The government also have a big impact on the amount of pollution a country has. If the government becomes more strict about how much waste or pollution they allow to be created, then the companies or industries would create less waste meaning that the oceans and the ground would become a cleaner place to live.

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Conclusion

So all in all, we may have trouble in our ocean but, it is our job to control what goes on inside of it, whether its good or bad is up to us. The way we use transportation , food, and just going to the beach are all pros but, with that are cons, such as overfishing, pollution, and decreasing of bio indicators. You see we are the cause and its our job to take care of our oceans so, I ask what will you do to preserve our oceans?