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Oceans are one body of salt water defined only with imaginary borders, covering seventy percent of this planet Earth. The other 1% of Earths' water is Freshwater.
Only by working together can we bring the dead zones within our oceans back to life.
Coral Reefs are in critical condition, requiring all of our immediate attention.
362,000,000 km2 (!!!) or 71% of
the surface of the globe is water. The oceans influence all life on earth. We
actually know relatively little about the oceans. The Earth exists 4,500,000,000
years; modern technology less than 100 years. In our times, political and
commercial decisions are made, which can destroy developments of billions of
years, in just days, hours and minutes. Some may think that changes in one drop
of water don't change the 1,300,000,000 km3 of water on earth. A human being
also consists of billions of cells; the change in just one cell, may be the
beginning of a terminal illness.
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People must be informed about the oceans because protection starts with awareness!
Wherever we live all of us live within the ocean's influence. Today, as never before, our commerce, health, and security are directly related to the oceans around us.
They've said the biggest threat to our oceans ecosystem is overfishing; we've devoured 80% of our marine life. However this is a wonder considering ocean dumping with no legal enforcment, no laws protecting marine life or that of consumers of marine life. Even this is likely minute compared to the Dead Zones that are occuring from agricultural runoff. But what happens when certain organisms are able to adapt more rapidly than others? Imbalance,duh! The point is that there are billions of barrels and other tons of garbage, of who knows what and how toxic dumped into the ocean for many years. Not to meantion the exponentially increasing population factor. These are just a few broadspectrum issues facing us and our world. Everything we put in and on our bodies, flush and pour down the drains or into our own backyards ends up in our ocean which circulates throughout the entire world. But what about the broken sewer lines?
We the people of Earth Global Population Count NOW
6,310,544,083 8/10/03 at 4:18:47 GMT (8/10/03 at 12:18:47 AM EDT)
Stop Ocean Dumping: Greenpeace
Seal Conservation Society
Beyond Pesticides
Human Impact on Oceans
Not a pretty picture
USGS: Distribution and Fate of Contaminated Sea-floor Sediment on the Shelf Offshore Los Angeles
