by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. 167 countries and the European Union are parties to the Convention. UNCLOS resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Oceans are the biggest water bodies on Earth. Human activities in the past few decades have greatly harmed marine life in oceans. Ocean pollution, also called marine pollution, is the spread of harmful substances into oceans, such as oil, plastic, industrial and...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Currently our Oceans are facing the following major problems: Over Fishing Predation of Top predators Ocean Acidification Coral Bleaching Ocean Dead Zone Heavy metal Pollution Plastic Pollution Over Fishing Overfishing has serious impacts on our oceans. It can wipe...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Changes in sea level refer to fluctuations in the average level of the sea surface. These changes can also be called relative changes in sea level. When sea level rises, the land or sea surface may uplift, subside, or both can occur simultaneously. The Major...
by digistrait@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Geography Beginner
Corals are calcareous rocks formed from the skeletons of sea animals called polyps. Polyps extract calcium salts from seawater to form hard skeletons that protect their soft bodies. Corals live in colonies on the seafloor, and new generations develop on the skeletons...
