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- Human impact on marine life - Wikipedia
Human activities affect marine life and marine habitats through overfishing, habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, ocean pollution, ocean acidification and ocean warming These impact marine ecosystems and food webs and may result in consequences as yet unrecognised for the biodiversity and continuation of marine life forms [3]
- Marine pollution - Wikipedia
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic materials Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish which floats on, or is suspended in the ocean
- Marine mercury pollution - Wikipedia
In addition to human health, animal health is also seriously threatened by mercury pollution in the ocean The effects of high mercury levels on animal health were revealed by the severe mercury poisoning in Minamata Bay in which many animals exhibited extremely strange behaviors and high mortality rates after consuming contaminated seafood or
- Environmental impact of fishing - Wikipedia
Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner Fishing down the food web Overfishing is the removal of aquatic animals — primarily fish — from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i e the overexploitation of the fishery 's existing fish stocks), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area Excessive
- Environmental issues with coral reefs - Wikipedia
With primary causes being warming ocean waters, ocean acidity, and pollution [3] In 2008, a worldwide study estimated that 19% of the existing area of coral reefs had already been lost [4]
- Environmental impact of shipping - Wikipedia
The environmental impact of shipping include air pollution, water pollution, acoustic, and oil pollution [1] Ships are responsible for more than 18% of nitrogen oxides pollution, [2] and 3% of greenhouse gas emissions [3] Although maritime transport is the most energy-efficient method to move a given mass of cargo a given distance, the sheer size of the industry means that it has a
- Effects of oil exposure on wildlife - Wikipedia
Surf scoter covered in oil as a result of the 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill Exposure to oil (petroleum) can result in both external and internal damage to animals It has the greatest impact on bird species, aquatic mammals, and other aquatic organisms Affected wildlife can usually be identified via visual inspection, and can be treated if found early on Major sources of such oil in the
- Ocean surface ecosystem - Wikipedia
Species at the surface are not distributed uniformly; the ocean's surface provides habitat for unique neustonic communities and ecoregions found at only certain latitudes and only in specific ocean basins But the surface is also on the front line of climate change and pollution Life on the ocean's surface connects worlds
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