Find an article in a journal, newspaper, or online (i.e. Washington Post, New York Times, Science, Popular Science, Nature) that has been published in the past year and is related to an oceanographic topic. THIS MUST BE A REPUTABLE SOURCE! If in doubt, please ask.
Some examples are: marine organisms, effects of climate change on the oceans, ocean acidification, wave energy, overfishing, aquaculture, coral bleaching, red tide, and plastics in the ocean. This is by no means a complete list. There are many other topics that are related to oceanography. Please choose something that you are interested in. If in doubt, email me a PDF or link to the article and I will let you know if the article is acceptable. If it is something that interests you and is related to oceanography, I will likely approve it.
Assignment: Read the article carefully and provide a review that answers the following questions. You must try to address each question the best you can to receive full credit.
The review should be at least one full typed page, double-spaced. No fonts larger than 12-pt and normal 1” margins.
Indicate the title and author of the article.
Provide a link to the article.
Provide a short summary of the article. In a few sentences tell me what the article is about in your own words!
How does the article relate to oceanography? (This question can be answered in your summary)
What is the problem discussed? (This question can be answered in your summary)
Is there a global impact? If so, what is it?
Is there a local impact? If so, what is it?
What is the impact on your daily life and in the long term?
Is there anything you can do and what?
Why is this important?
Why is it interesting to you?
I realize some of these questions may not be directly pertinent to the article you choose but try to answer them the best you can. If you are having trouble being thorough, you may need to choose a different article. If in doubt, please check with me.
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The global impact that arises is the increasing need to establish protected areas globally to safeguard fish. Many countries have shown interest and laid strategies to protect the fish in their waters by coming up with even better protection strategies. The local impact of the practice is the limitation to access some fishing grounds by fisherman to ensure that not only are the fish safeguarded but also, they multiply. Establishment of protected areas impacts my life negatively due to a reduced supply of fish products in the market (Luiz 2018). However, with time, the fish replenish, and once the extinction threat is over, there will be enough fish products in the market once more. I can help to make awareness to the public to follow protection guidelines and make them understand the benefits of the protection procedures. This is important because the public can be able to view the efforts as good-willed and therefore adhere to them rather than a situation
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