In 1970 the awareness of our ocean getting polluted increased and people began to do things about it. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were created in 1970. Congress also began to take charge and help clean our oceans by passing the Clean Water Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, and the Endangered Species Act. These acts are key laws that help protect our ocean from pollution, over fishing, endangerment and many more issues. Even though these acts were established our ocean still remains at risk. Just a few people cannot clean the ocean; there are things all people should be doing to help conserve our ocean.
One issue that people need to start helping with is sea turtle extinction. Our actions such as egg collecting, hunting for sea turtle meat or shells, accidental capture in fishing nets, damage and loss of important habitat, and marine pollution have an effect that makes sea tu
The ocean provides our everyday lives with many necessities and helps maintain a healthy environment. Which means it is extremely important to help conserve our ocean. If everyone takes responsibility in throwing their trash away in the right place, using toxic products sensibly, and using better fishing techniques so that no animals get hurt it will help conserve our ocean. Like the quote in front of my desk says, “ We have the power to damage the sea, but no sure way to heal the harm.”-Sylvia Earle. There is no sure way to heal the harm but there are ways to begin to improve the health of our ocean.
You don’t necessarily have to be near the coast to be affecting the ocean. Pollution from the main land also has a big impact on the ocean. Between the 1950’s and 1980’s the amount of nitrogen tripled. Nitrogen is the main ingredient of fertilizer. Excess nitrogen can cause an overpopulation of phytoplankton and algae, which uses up more oxygen. The nitrogen reaches the oce
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