Pollution That Effect The Marine Animals

Human’s folly is the biggest reason why marine animals are brought to the brink of extinction, polluting the sea with oil spills, chemical waste, over harvesting and poachers. A clear example is the critically endangered Leatherback turtles; decades ago they flood the shores of Terengganu with nesting females that drew thousands of tourists. Irresponsible fishermen with their drift nets cast to trap stingrays, inadvertently trap and cause the deaths of these turtles. Adding to the turtles’ misfortunes, the turtle eggs were collected by locals to sell in the markets. The locals claim that these eggs have aphrodisiac and beautifying properties although there is no scientific proof for these claims.

Human’s dietary would definitely be affect; as most people should know DHA and Omega-3 plays a very important role in our lives, it help prevent fatal heart attacks and offer other heart benefits. ‘Docosahexaenoic acid’ is an essential fatty acid which cannot be manufactured in our body and must be obtained daily through our diets. DHA is highly found in fishes like salmon, tuna, sardines and lots more with research suggesting that we can gain lots of health benefit from fish oil alone. Without the fishes we will be facing an ocean of stinky algae, beach closure, coastal flooding and it is even harder to imagine trying to get past those algae and check out what’s underneath, a destroyed visual impaired marine eco-system. Well on the sad contradiction, after the extinction of these marine animals, our generations of descendants down the line could ‘probably’ not have to worry about oil issues anymore.

Education and marketing campaign to raise awareness of marine issues to the public is very important to sustain the existence of these life animals. It should be a long term commitment. Not so long ago, Hayden Panettiere put her life on the line to save a pod of dolphins headed for slaughter in Japan, she did it out off sheer love for dolphins but here heroin act was appreciated by the world and I though it would be a good way to raise awareness this way either a show or genuinely (preferred). Her act not only educates world wide fans but most importantly the fans in Japan, the youngster crowd would view it as eating dolphins is wrong and to stop these cruelty if not this generation or the next.
I think that beside every countries effort to conservation there is still a necessity in enforcing strict rule to fishing activities. In many Third World Country if only the government would imply just 1 simple rule; under-grown measurement fishes should be set free or else be ready to get FINED. I believe it would create a big impact with a small action like that.

Plastic is a non-biodegradable pollutant, they don’t rot away but just stays under the seabed waiting to hook a silly fish and suffocate it to death. Plastics could also clog up the engine motors and thus if serious could cause unwanted oil spills. It could also suffocate the coral causing increased reef erosion and freeing up spaces for more algae to grow and fishes to shy.

Adopt a turtle today!!!