Essays on Ocean

The ocean is the single most vast and mysterious being on our planet, home to millions of species and trade routes. Our oceans contain the most complex ecosystems, like coral reefs, the deep sea, mangroves, and estuaries. Although we know a lot about our waters,…

An area that I previously lived near was the Pacific Ocean, and this place was located approximately two miles from Newport and Huntington Beach, California. I lived near these two Southern California beaches for twenty years and visited them both frequently. I feel fortunate to…

What is El Niño? El Niño is a climatic event which describes an unpredictable and unusual rise in sea surface temperatures in the Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. This unusual rise in sea surface temperatures is as a result of the El Niño’s correlation with the…

Introduction Ocean Pollution is a massive issue in our world’s oceans. Scientists have realized this and many programs have been made to try to clean up our mess. Pollution is killing off species, endangering many, and making many parts of our ocean uninhabitable for some…

Crayweed Crayweed, or known by its scientific name Phyllospora comosa, is a species of brown algae that is primarily endemic to Australia’s east coast, spanning from Tasmania all the way up to Port Macquarie usually along shallow reefs. In addition, Crayweed was also abundant along…

Sea Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a tool designed to aid analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives that have been specified through a political process. It maintains an exceptional level…

Introduction The service operation that I have chosen is DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Fiji, Sonaisali Island which is surrounded by the warm waters of the South Pacific Ocean, just a three minutes boat ride from the main island of Viti Lev, and a short 25…

Aerobiology is a branch of Biology that studies organic particles, such as bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects, pollen grains, and viruses which are passively transported by the air (Spieksma, 1991). Aerobiology deals with the sources of organisms or materials, in the atmosphere, their dispersion,…

The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) is a zone of the Indian Ocean located on the west of India spreading towards the Malay Peninsula. BOBLME is an area of about 2,090 square km’s, which includes certain coastal and Exclusive Economic zones of eight…

The ocean is easily one of the most absolutely beautiful things we have here on this planet, and it takes up a lot of space on Earth, almost 75 percent of it to be exact. When you walk along the beach or see the captivating…