Hawksbill Sea Turtle Blog by Aishwaryaa Kashivishwanath

Report 1 📝

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 12:59:41 UTC

This report was about the conservation of oceans, seas and marine sources. It talked about how it was essential to stop destroying our oceans before it is too late!!

A Pictorial Representation ; SAVE OUR OCEANS🌊

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:13:33 UTC

This picture symbolizes what we have done to our oceans and the marine life living in it. Everything we put in our oceans gets eaten by these animals, affecting their health severely.

A Pictorial Representation ; PAINTING OF TURTLES 🐢

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:17:25 UTC

This is a painting of turtles in their natural habitat without a single piece of plastic next to them. If we allow the biodiversity in the oceans to live peacefully, they can thrive in their ecosystem happily!

Graphical Representation ; Pathway Of Plastic Entering Our Oceans 🏭

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:24:56 UTC

This shows the pathway of plastic entering oceans. It starts from the global primary plastic production all the way to the plastic in the surface waters. The numbers might be decreasing but they are still huge values and all that plastic is entering our oceans!!

Model 1 - Sea Turtle Model Made Out Of Daily Use Plastic 🙅🏻‍♀️

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:31:17 UTC

This sea turtle made out of daily use plastic resembles what all these turtles eat in the ocean all because of us, humans. We throw all this plastic in the ocean and in the end the marine life underwater end up suffering.

PART 1 - Beach Clean-Up Done In Vettukadu Beach 🗑

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:36:05 UTC

This beach clean-up was done in the Vettukadu Beach. As I was picking up plastic from the floor, people were dropping more right in front of me. I guess I had given them a hint with the plastic that was on the beach by making a model.

PART 2 - Sea Turtle Model Made By Using Plastic Collected From Vettukadu Beach 🥥

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:41:47 UTC

Using the plastic I collected from the Vettukadu Beach, I had made a sea turtle model. I had used coconut shells, plastic bottles, cut lime pieces, plastic bottles and more. I had created a silent but strong message for the on lookers!

Interview With Marine Biologist, Dr.D.Adhavan 🐚

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:47:11 UTC

I was fortunate enough to interview a marine biologist called Dr.D.Adhavan who insisted on creating awareness on ban of seashell destruction, harmful plastics entering our oceans and incorporating strong fishing laws.

Interview With Social Worker, Ms Chitra 🎣

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:54:41 UTC

I was fortunate enough to interview a social worker as well called Ms Chitra who stressed on ban of overfishing, creating awareness on algae bloom and climate change.

Report 2 📝

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 13:57:39 UTC

This report was about the conservation of oceans, seas and marine sources to protect critically endangered species of turtle; Hawksbill Sea Turtle . It talked about the characteristics and threats of Hawksbill Sea Turtle.

Turtle Excluder Device (TED) 🦐

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:06:19 UTC

The Turtle Excluder Device is a specialized type of device which allows a captured sea turtle to escape when caught in a fisherman's net usually in the process of bottom trawling for shrimp.

Graphical Representation - Data On Hawksbill Sea Turtle 📊

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:08:39 UTC

This is a graphical representation of Hawksbill Sea Turtle. It shows the declination of this species due to factors like climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, pollution and more.

Pictorial Representation - Save Hawksbill Sea Turtle 🛑

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:13:53 UTC

This pictorial representation on Hawksbill Sea Turtle shows the characteristics, status and threats Hawksbill Sea Turtle face.

Pictorial Representation - Threats Hawksbill Sea Turtle Face ⛴

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:15:50 UTC

This pictorial representation shows the major threats that Hawksbill Sea Turtle face.

Pictorial Representation - Turtles VS Tortoise 🌿

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:18:31 UTC

This pictorial representation shows the difference between turtles and tortoises. This is how you can easily identify which is which.

Pictorial Representation - How To Identify Turtle Jewellery 👒

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:22:39 UTC

As Hawksbill Sea Turtles are poached because of their beautiful brown mottled shells, they take the shells or skin and make jewellery like bracelets out of it. This is how you can identify turtle jewellery.

Model Of Hawksbill Sea Turtle Carrying Land On One Side And The Ocean On The Other 🌎

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:28:19 UTC

This model represents Hawksbill Sea Turtle carrying the Earth on its back with one side being land, and the other the ocean. This shows that we can all co-exist peacefully on Earth if we, humans stop our ways. On the side of the ocean, you can see small pink clouds which are the threats the marine life face.

Model Of A Sea Turtle Thriving ⚖

aishwaryaa10 — 2024-02-06 14:31:49 UTC

This model of a sea turtle shows how they can thrive in their ecosystem if we stop our harmful ways like pollution, poaching, habitat destruction, destructive fishing practices and more.