Housed in this magnificent underworld are the marine fishes, invertebrates, sea turtles and crustaceans. ... Also some of the world's largest oil and gas fields are ancient reefs. ... Japan's coast is one of the most studied coral coasts in the world. ... Mangrove trees and sea grasses which normally act as filters for residue are also being destroyed. ... And if the sea level rises due to the storms, coral reef atolls will be in great danger. ...

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When looking at a globe, a map of the world, or a satellite picture of earth, two colors which stand out from the others; blue and green - water and land - the dominating oceans and the massive, scattered continents. ... For decades, long-lived sea beans, driftwood and other stuff has accumulated there. ... More than 100 billion kilograms of them are shipped around the world every year, delivered to processing plants and then heated up, treated with other chemicals, stretched and moulded into our familiar products, containers and packaging " (Grant, Richard). ... They float as well as a buoy a...

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First, the air we breathe connects us; our oceans produce roughly half of the world's oxygen. ... Fishermen use fishing nets that are usually made of plastic, if they are left or lost in the ocean they can entangle fish, sea turtles, crabs etc. ... First, the pollutants are majorly land-based and include: Oil, fertilizers, seas of garbage, sewage disposal and toxic chemicals. ...

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• Grade Level: High School