Category: Ocean Life

One of the many detriments to our underwater world is coral bleaching. Coral bleaching is the process in which colorful, healthy coral loses it’s a symbiotic algae and photosynthetic pigments that keep the coral alive and healthy. The algae on coral greatly assist the coral in living. It helps deposit calcium carbonate, which strengthens the…

One of the larger species of whales being affected by human activities is the blue whale. This species was on the brink of extinction in the late 1800s and early 1900s, around the time of the Industrial Revolution. The main cause of this creature’s endangerment is commercial whaling. Commercial whaling is defined by the hunting…