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A Marine Protected Area is a part of a region such as an ocean, beach, lake, or a body of water that is designated for preservation, conservation, cultural purposes, and marine resources. One of the highly focused goals of Marine Protected Areas is to conserve or increase biodiversity in these areas. Some may argue that Marine Protected Areas are important while others may think that they are useless.  Positives of Marine Protected Areas There are many positives that come wit

Zoos and aquariums are a great place to go to spend time with your family. Many exciting features such as different types of animals that children and adults can learn about and view in person without being at risk of an attack. Although people are educated by some animal facts, some may not know the full reason to why zoos and aquariums exist. Some also believe that aquariums and zoos are holding back conservation and are keeping different types of species in jail. Are zoos

If you are learning about the ocean or other natural bodies of water, you may have heard about the concept of a dead zone. A dead zone, also known as hypoxia, is when a part of a body of water has less oxygen than normal, which causes life to not form or develop in that area of water. Dead zones are becoming more common overtime because of actions that us humans do.  What Causes Dead Zones? There are many ways that dead zones can form. A primary reason why dead zones exist ar

When people think of marine ecosystems or habitats, people think of the ocean mammals such as dolphins, whales, fish, coral, and more. Some may overlook the birds because they do not live underwater. Birds are just as important and cool as every other animal in a marine ecosystem.  A Gray Pelican in Mexico (Credit to Embla Munk Rynkebjerg) The Variety of Birds Birds can differ depending on the habitat. Many species are able to fly while some others such as penguins cannot. Ev

Many manmade structures that sink to the bottom of the sea are sometimes preserved but in most occasions, they are left alone to never be thought about again. Now, marine scientists are preserving manmade structures such as sunken ships in order to make artificial reefs. This may be a new concept to some, but artificial reefs are human made structures that are intentionally optimized and placed in marine ecosystems in order to add shelter for some species and to add more biod

Fishing can be a sport, a way of finding food, or a hobby. An average person fishing may not harm multiple ecosystems, but corporates and industries catch too many fish for us to eat, which causes the phenomenon known as overfishing. Stated by World Wildlife Fund, "Catching fish is not inherently bad for the ocean, except for when vessels catch fish faster than stocks can replenish, something called overfishing".   Even though fisheries try to catch specific fish in the wild