Oceans...how deep are your thoughts? by Patrick Standifer

Mr. Standifer/ My Thoughts

patrickstandife — 2013-11-14 03:15:22 UTC

I enjoy oceans, I feel that they are very peaceful and calming. Although, I am not a sand lover, I do like going into the ocean and try to jump through waves.

I am CRAZY interested into dolphins, I think they are mysterious and lovable creatures. As humans, we harm species like the dolphins, by mistaking them for tuna. We also destroy habitats for other organisms, such as the coral reefs. Oceans are impacted through oil spills, over-fishing and through people littering the waters.

Georgia Wieland-Stanford

georgiawieland_ — 2013-11-14 13:21:20 UTC

I love oceans. My family lives on the river and we go to the beach almost every year. It makes me sad that toxic sunstances are emptied into the ocean. It would be very beneficial to all marine life if people made an effort to save their habitat. I have learned before that sea sponges are porous, like regular sponges. Also, coral are dendritic, meaning they have branches and look like a tree. My favorite sea animals are seahorses, dolphins, whales, and sea turtles. We as humans harm sea turtles by throwing trash in the ocean. Sea turtles are not the brightest, and they can choke on the trash, especially trash such as plastic grocery bags. The reason for this is that sea turtles eat jellyfish, and things like plastic bags look like jellyfish. Oceans are mysterious, fascinating, and full of fish.

Michael Day / My Thoughts

michaelday — 2013-11-14 13:21:23 UTC

I like eatable fish and shell fish. Without fish my dad would not have a job. If people keep dumping toxins into the water the fish will die off.

Katy Egan / My Thoughts

katlynegan — 2013-11-14 13:21:34 UTC

I personally love oceans. I think they're beautiful and unique. It might sound weird, but ocean waves benefit me. When I was little I used to go to the beach everyday when I lived in East Hampton. And waves have always interested me. When I get older, I've always wanted my career to be an oceanographer.

Even though I love waves, I think the marine life is amazing too. My favorite animal in the ocean, would have to be dolphins, but I love the colorful fishes too.

To me I would love to learn more about oceans, and the characteristics of them, and how to keep our oceans clean safe.

Samantha Arnold

samanthaarnold — 2013-11-14 13:21:36 UTC

I personally do not like the ocean and how sandy it is . I like the creatures in the ocean they are very beautiful. I am very interested in learning about sea turtles and sharks. We can harm sea turtles in their environment, by throwing plastic bags into the ocean. They will think that it is jellyfish and eat them. It will make them where they can not aspirate; not be able to draw breath. We need to do something beneficial to the environment.

Haley Salmons/ My thoughts

haleysalmons — 2013-11-14 13:21:40 UTC

I sometimes enjoy oceans, the only reason I truly appreciate the ocean is for the long calming walks. The only reason I discard the ocean, is because of all the filthy sand. Over all though, I believe the ocean is a gorgeous place to be. I want indulge in sea lions, the reason being, these are my favorite marine life animal. I heavily enjoy their spontaneous out take, and their upbringing personality. It makes me sick to know how people toxic-ate the ocean, and how people don't realize how we effect marine life.

Jenny Scott

jenniferscott — 2013-11-14 13:21:43 UTC

I love oceans. I love going to the beach every year. It's very peaceful, calming and a good way to spend time with your family/friends. I feel like alot of people are starting to put more TOXIC chemicals into the ocean, which is impacting the ocean, and the animals. One of my favorites marine life animals are dolphins, they are so cute and sweet. I want to have a dolphin one day. We need more people to start having good BENEFITS on the ocean. I love learning about oceans, and I want to keep learning more about them.

Presley Evans

presleyevans — 2013-11-14 13:21:48 UTC

I personally love the ocean and the ife that lies beneath it. I feel like learning about marine life will benefit me. My favorite marine life creature would have to be seahores. I have always loved them and I would really enjoy learning about them. One of the main issues with the ocean is toxic watse. Beacuse this is creating a terrible habitat for these animals too live in. On the oceans floor you can find denrites, giving stones and minerals so the smaller animals can hide. Gravity is whatthe fishes do to provide air back down to the oceans floor.

Emily Foreman/ My Thoughts

2013-11-14 13:22:06 UTC

I personally enjoy oceans, and I love to and spend the day at the beach. Although I don't like getting sunburned, I still like to go.

I am obsessed with sea turtles! It's hard to imagine that people kill the turtles by letting their trash (plastic bag(s)) get into the water.

DaiQuan 24

daiquanmonk — 2013-11-14 13:22:16 UTC

I personally like the ocean. It peaceful and calming. The oceans is beneficial to me because on a harm sunny day i can go fishing. I love the fish in the ocean. But I am interested in learning about the fish families. It makes me sad wen i here the ocean has been toxic by the oil spill.

Laura Lugo

lauralugo — 2013-11-14 13:22:32 UTC

I like oceans but it's not my favorite thing do to in the summer. My favorite animal would have to be dolphins. The water is my favorite part, if there was no sand then I would love to go there all the time. Teaching this subject will benefit all of us by teaching us how to clean oceans.

Amelia Akins

ameliaakins — 2013-11-14 13:23:06 UTC

I love marine life but i hate the beach. I love starfish and stingrays. I think that we as people can make an impact on our world's sea life, for better and for worse. I would love to learn about phytoplankton and how humans can be beneficial to the health of the ocean.

Kaley Tijerina

kaleytijerina — 2013-11-14 13:23:30 UTC

I like angler fish. Angler fish are carnivorous and wouldn't benefit to run into one if you are a fish or shrimp. Angler fish are named for the the way they lure in prey.

Lucas Mcpherson

lucasmcperson — 2013-11-14 13:25:12 UTC

I highly dislike oceans. One of my favorite marine life is Zooxanthellae. The ocean is a place full of wholesome creatures. And this is why i don't like the ocean

Jarrett Hacker

jarretthacker — 2013-11-14 13:25:14 UTC

I like oceans but we don't go that often because we have a lot to do at home. I like shrimp and oysters because it feed people and other fish. i also like going to marine aquariums and looking at different types of marine animals. The amimals that live under water have to be able to spira under water

Anna Rice

annarice — 2013-11-14 13:26:08 UTC

Oceans mean the world to me, they are extremely beautiful and contain beautiful aqutic life. My personal favourite sea creature are sharks and sea turtles. In my family we go to the beach a lot, we love to fish, crab, and swim anywhere we can. My Granny Pat lives on the edge of the Neuse River, we go there like a thousand time a summer. My Aunt and Uncle just bought a house in Emerald Isle and we go visit them all the time and during the summer when it was warm.

Devin Stanford

devinstanford — 2013-11-14 13:26:28 UTC

I don't like the ocean. I like it where I can

see the bottom of where im swimming aha.

I love swimmin in pools. It's also a BENEFIT because there is

nothing in the pool that can get you and or harm you such as

jelly fish etc. My favorite marine animal skate

Katie Sawyer/My Thoughts

katiesawyer — 2013-11-14 13:26:55 UTC

oceans are beautiful:) And I hope to learn about

a lot of marine life.. i love dolphins:) i have always

wanted to see one up close.

Erik M. Watson

erikwatson — 2013-11-14 13:27:20 UTC

I feel as if the ocean is the earths most important treasure, but for some reason all humans do is bring pollution into it. It kills the phyto-plankton that is the beginning of all food so once they die off everything dies off. I feel as if the only way to help is to rid of the human race. They only put these animals in tanks and poison i the water. Ether we clean the water and change all of society or have polluted empty waters.

Zane Mammon

zanemammon — 2013-11-14 13:34:58 UTC

I like the oceans because they are a source of many resources (Water, Fish, etc.) The wholesome amounts of fish give the ocean a unique biodiversity.

John Ross

johnphilyaw — 2013-11-14 13:36:13 UTC

I like marine zoo's but I do im like them and the oceans are ous of animals

Ashleigh Deditch

saradeditch — 2013-11-14 13:36:20 UTC

I love going to the beach I like surfing and even just swimming. I however do not like the sand. My favorite kind of fish is the grass pickerel. For two reasons its name sounds like pickle and because i love how they look, It's the smallest fish in the pike family. When we had that oil spill about a year or two ago a lot of poisonous toxins were released and it killed a lot of fish.

faith peltier

2013-11-14 13:37:46 UTC

I love the ocean. my brother lives at the beach and i go there a lot . I love sea turtles and dolphins. Over the summer i went to the beach and saw people throw trash in the ocean and they don't know how toxic it is to the sea animals. It would be beneficial if people took time out of the day and help clean up the beach .

Micah Dietz

micahdietz — 2013-11-14 17:05:57 UTC

I like oceans, there peaceful and calming. I would like to learn more about the marine life in it.

We harm the oceans by dumping toxins and trash into the ocean, and we litter. The ocean is a dangerous place.

Shonda Lee

2013-11-14 17:06:21 UTC

Honestly, I can't swim but I like going to

the beach. But I personally do not like sharks. They are very dangerous. I have never seen a shark and I don't plan to. But I love to go fishing with my family we catch all kinds of fish. When we catch them they really benefitme because i can eat them. I notice that gravity is what the fish do to provide air back down to the ocean floor if you dont catch them.

Jeffrey Armstrong

2013-11-14 17:06:50 UTC

I love the water because that is were my dad and uncle make there money. The bad thing is that when the shrimper drop there outrageous they tear up the oyster beds and kill them off. I love all kind of marine life all kind because they feed use and other people. We the humans we throw toxins in to the water and littering and it is killing the animals. And i love to eat shrimp and oysters .

Brandon Royal

brandonroyal — 2013-11-14 17:07:04 UTC

I think oceans are.. Unknown. We know pretty much nothing about them.

Out of everything we know about the ocean, it's approximately 0% of what we could

know. Therebillionsof species that we've never even seen before because the ocean

is so deep. We can't get down far enough to see them because of pressure. Even if we could,

it's so dark we couldn't see more than 20 feet ahead of us, even with the brightest light.

There are.. unimaginable life in the ocean, some you wouldn't even want to see. Think of the deepest you've ever gone in the ocean. Multiply that depth by 600. Then multiply it

again by another 600. You're almost at the bottom. It's kind of insane just how deep the ocean is. To think that we could easily destory all of it is sad. What's even sadder it that we don't even care at all.

We dump waste and oil and so many harmful substances everyday. One day, all of the aquatic life and

all of it's beauty, will one day be gone.. Unless someone decides to step up and stop it.

Rebecca rmstrong

2013-11-14 17:07:04 UTC

I like the ocean because when I get into the water, I can fill the wind hit me and it helps me open my mind.But we all sometimes put TOXIC in the water.And it hurts the animals.Then if we throw debris and glass in the water then the animals will get cut.Then that will kill the animals and we will not have as many and they will become extincted. Then the turtles would die and then they would be extincted.

Rose Owen/My Thoughts

roseowens — 2013-11-14 17:07:28 UTC

I love the ocean, I love being there and swimming. I am interested in marine life that I think is scary..some anyway like squids, octopus, jellyfish, and whales....the marine life I love that I am interested in is dolphins, sharks (I LOVE SHARKS!), starfish, and manta/sting rays. I would live by the ocean if I could, but then again it would cost money..alot. Because it is extremely dangerous to live by the ocean during a severe rainstorm or hurricanes or waterspouts...and they can damage your home and things that eventually have to replace or buy a new house. I would if it was easier. Things I am scared about in the ocean is rip currants or whirlpools...they scare me so much..I don't like them at all. But yes, I love the ocean and am interested more and more I hear about it!

zachary baker/Mt thoughts

zacharybaker — 2013-11-14 17:08:31 UTC

i like to go swimming through the waves in deep water and eat shrimp

Antonio Ricci

2013-11-14 17:09:02 UTC

Yyyoooo i like the beach if i could live there i would! I pretty much live off seafood. And i like to go fishing. Flounder is the bomb like no joke yall should try it sometime! Anyways imma hop off this!!

Ashlyn Sargeant

ashlynsargeant — 2013-11-14 17:09:13 UTC

I love the ocean because I enjoy going to the beach in the summer time. Its a very nice thing to do because its calming and relaxing to tan on the beach, or walk on the beach at night. But people put toxic things in the water and the sand and make it bad. Its killing the aquatic animals and they didn't do anything to be treated like this to live in dirty water. Oceans are beautiful and they should stay clean.

Alicia Lee

2013-11-14 17:09:43 UTC

I like the ocean but hate swimming in it. I think the clear, pretty water with all the different color fish is awesome! My favorite sea animal is a Jellyfish!

Taylor Tanner

2013-11-14 17:09:48 UTC

I like the ocean. It has such interesting creatures. Gravity feels different in water. You just float. Aquatic animals are not in zoos they are in aquariums.

Nathan Shaw

nathanshaw — 2013-11-14 17:09:57 UTC

Me personally I like the oceans. It is the mysterious nature of the ocean that I enjoy. It is a very peaceful and serine.The only downside in my opinion is the natural predators such as sharks.There is a serious amount of TOXIC waste being put into our oceans waters and we need to stop it

Trevor Cowell

trevorcowell1 — 2013-11-14 17:11:14 UTC

I enjoy the beach even though I don't have a lot of chances to go. I love to go and jump the wave myself, and find random shells, and fish. I like dolphins, i hate that people catch tuna and kill dolphins without even knowing it.

Makayla Bright

2013-11-14 17:12:06 UTC

I love the ocean. My favorite place to be is on the beach, I usually go every year. But the biggest problem is people dumping toxic waste into the ocean, and it kills thousands of marine life. Another problem is people putting trash into the ocean and it can be harmful to sea turtles and other marine life because plastic bags could kill them. My favorite marine animal is the starfish. Zoo-plankton is a microscopic sea animal. I would like to learn more about the marine life.

Chris keith

2013-11-14 17:13:30 UTC

the ocean is awesome i like to go swimming there and eat stuff that comes out of their. but we hurt the ocean with sonar waves, and ,boat fuel, toxic chemicals ,etc. but its getting bad and we need to make a change because if we don't we wont be able to enjoy it. to most people the beach is a place to escape and have fun and get away from our daily problems. but this is a mega problem because thousands of life forms are dying even ones you probably dont even know about so lets treat the oceans bene.

Justin Spegal

2013-11-14 17:14:49 UTC

I love the ocean it is one of my favorite places to be. my favorite animal would have to be the Megalodon. Most people and scientist think that it is extinct. I think that it is still alive. It is a a prehistoric shark that could get up to 80 feet long. the ocean is full of beautiful wonderful creatures and that is why i love it.Some of the things that we can do to harm marine life is things like litter and drop loose fishing line and nets in the water.

Keanu Lewis

2013-11-14 17:20:38 UTC

I like going to the beach!! It's really fun to watch the waves and going into the waves, except that one time when i almost drowned ... It was pretty scary. My favorite sea animal is I think a Pirhanna ?

Jeremy G.

asapapollo97 — 2013-11-14 17:21:04 UTC

Oceans are cool. If we don't stop polluting, the fish are going to die. There is too much TOXIC waste being put in the water. I am interested in rainbow trout fish. I like them because they tste good.

cole gray

colegray — 2013-11-14 17:24:36 UTC

marinebiology is the study of life in the oceans and other saltwater environments such as estuaries and wetlands. All plant and animal life forms are included from the microscopicphytoplankton all the way to the majestic blue whale, the largest creature in the sea and for that matter in the world. I also think there is way to much toxic wast people need to stop lettering.

Shelton Henderson

sheltonhenderso — 2013-11-14 17:28:26 UTC

I love going to the beach. The beach is so calming and exciting. I would say the waters are very beneficial to all marine life. My favorite ocean animal would be a whale shark. These huge animals are rare in the oceans. i went to the Georgia Aquarium and made love at first sight with these animals. These large animals do eat zooplankton and other marine organisms.

zachary baker/My thoughts

2013-11-14 17:29:50 UTC

like to go swimming trough the waves in deep water and eat shrimp. sometimes i wonder what is in the sea that we havent discovered yet

Shii<3 Branch<3

greenmachines1 — 2013-11-14 17:34:56 UTC

uhh. i don't know what to post...umm. i know i' scared to be attacked by killer whales...if thats something you want to know. ...so yeha. :P

Brittany Brandli

2013-11-14 17:36:48 UTC

I love the oceans , i love going to the beach , i love seeing the waves and with the sunlight that hits the horizon with the water , as the sun hits the water , it makes everything beautiful where i can calm down and think , i feel like i'm in my own little world , i love the sand , it feels soft to my feet , it makes me want to never want to leave the beach , i have my mind on what God has created , it was never a mistake , without the water , you can never see the beautiful animals that God has created. For example , the dolphins and the beautiful fishes that he has created. it's mind blowing what he has done.

Shi< Branch<3

greenmachines1 — 2013-11-14 17:40:07 UTC

All i know is that i want to go running with the dolphins one day, and i love those fighter fishes and umm.. pink dolphins! Ohh! and that really pretty blue-green water with the really white sand! yeah... it's pretty!

2013-11-14 17:41:13 UTC

Mariel

2013-11-14 19:18:34 UTC

Mariela Arreola

2013-11-14 19:18:35 UTC

I honestly really don't like the ocean. Like it have many BENEFITS like it gives us food and water. But the aquatic animals are really cool I like swimming but not in the ocean. My favorite sea animal is a sea turtle.

Dalton Casey

2013-11-15 18:58:56 UTC

I like to go swimming. That's all you're getting Mr. Standifer.