https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57 The issues that the ocean faces due to human kinds actions. en-us 2018-05-23 16:05:14 UTC 2018-05-24 16:25:41 UTC hello@padlet.com willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263081761 Humans are threatening the health of the worlds oceans by pollution. More than 80 percent of of marine pollution comes from land-based activities. ]]> 2018-05-23 16:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263081761 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263082729 Trash is being eaten by marine life and has entered every level of the food chain. Even in the seafood that we eat. ]]> 2018-05-23 16:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263082729 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263084551 Climate change is also affecting the oceans around the world. It threatens the life of many marine animals and changing the oceans chemistry.]]> 2018-05-23 16:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263084551 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263085044 We are over fishing the marine life which disrupts the food chain. ]]> 2018-05-23 16:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263085044 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263085484 Factories and industrial plants are spewing sewage and other runoff into the ocean. ]]> 2018-05-23 16:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263085484 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263085816 Marine life is moving to different parts of the ocean, causing a disruption in ecological balance. ]]> 2018-05-23 16:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263085816 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263086302 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 31.4 percent of fish stocks are either fished to capacity or over fished.

]]> 2018-05-23 16:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263086302 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263087048 Ways that we can make sure to help the oceans are; 
1.) Minding your Carbon Footprint and Reduce energy consumption
2.) Make safe, sustainable seafood choices
3.)Use Fewer plastic products
4.)Support organizations working to protect Oceans
5.)Influence change in your community
6.) And of course, educate yourself

]]> 2018-05-23 16:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263087048 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263399519 Chemicals such as pesticides, lead, etc.. found in polluted water can contaminate water supplies and food chains which leads too: hormonal problems, reproductive problems, nervous system damage, and kidney damage. 

Plankton absorbs mercury in its most toxic form which makes it way to our plates. Mercury exposure can cause: Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer, and heart disease. 

Pollution on the beach can cause severe reactions if you come in physical contact or ingest the water. Which can cause: Stomach aches, diarrhea, and rashes. ]]> 2018-05-24 15:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263399519 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263403714 Did you know that 70% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by marine animals?

Did you know that 97% of the earths water supply is contained in the ocean?

Did you know that 30% of CO2 emissions produced by humans are absorbed by the oceans?

Did you know that that the Gulf of Mexico was almost devoid of life in 2014, due to pollution?

Did you know 12& of the oil entering the ocean each year is from oil spills?  

Did you Know that most polluted places in the ocean, the mass of plastic is more than 6 times the mass of plankton? ]]> 2018-05-24 16:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263403714 willow_thomas https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263406019 http://www.planetaid.org/blog/how-ocean-pollution-affects-humans

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/oceans/take-action/10-things-you-can-do-to-save-the-ocean/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/ocean-threats/]]> 2018-05-24 16:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/willow_thomas/phxrksq7qr57/wish/263406019