by boat in the northern section of the Gulf of Mexico. According to David Hollander, the marine geochemist from the University of South Florida, the trip’s purpose was to go “fishing for oil” and, if oil was present, to assess its effect on the water and marine life in the Gulf of Mexico (Klein 12). Klein’s assertions in the article are that the water in the Gulf of Mexico still contains oil, that Gulf marine life is being exterminated, that BP is paying off coastal colleges to prevent negative publicity
Today many names are attributed to marine biology for their great contributions, but few lay as forgotten as the African-American biologist, Ernest Everett Just. For many years after his death, Just’s work lay buried beneath a pile of other rising studies. Then, in 1983, with the publication of Kenneth R. Manning’s famous book, Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, nearly 40 years after his death, Just’s work was brought into the biological community, and he was given international
Not only are our animals getting killed, but so are our plants. “In some areas, we’ve seen live coral cover go down to as little as 1%,” says Stephanie Kettle. She works at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota.” (6 Nargi). Not only plastic or erosion are causing our problems. Climate change is interfering with our ocean life as well. The Narwhals face an uncertain future. For centuries, sea ice has blocked most ships from
Introduction In an article entitled, Seahorse Power, journalist Andrew Seale states that seahorses have always peaked human curiosity for centuries. The first appearance of the seahorse goes back to Ancient Greece where they appeared on scrolls and in seaside tales from the Victorian age. The hippocampus in the human brain is like that of a seahorse. (Seale, 2012). The common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) goes by names as estuary; yellow and spotted seahorse. Seahorses possess horse-like heads, armor-plated