What is the problem?
How have humans “caused” the problem?
How does the issue affect the ecosystem and biodiversity?
What can be done? Locally and globally - innovative solutions?
Extra challenge: What might happen if this problem is not corrected- long term? You may also add any other information/ fun facts related to the topic
100
As fossil fuel emissions get taken up by the ocean, they can change its chemistry, which can alter how tropical fish...
see, hear, smell, and avoid predators
100
-"Estimates are that up to__ of the oxygen you are breathing in right now comes from the ocean. It doesn't come from the land. In order for you to continue to breathe, you have to have a healthy ocean."
80%
100
From ______ tons to ______ tons of sunscreen slide off of humans into coral reef areas each year, exposing the gorgeous underwater ecosystems to chemicals that can kill them.
6,000 14,000
100
Avoid ______ containing ________ that could harm the environment
sunscreen and dangerous chemicals
100
Sea life has the most to lose. Coral reefs cover less than ___ of the ocean floor. But, they provide an essential ecosystem for a quarter of all marine life.
1%
200
The Great Barrier Reef is among the most diverse marine environments in the world, hosting___ types of mollusks, 1,800 species of fish, and 125 kinds of sharks. Much of this diversity is threatened by warming seas and ocean acidification.
5,000
200
We would lose a cancer curing creature.___ — is actually an important ingredient in certain cancer-fighting compounds.
A type of sea slug
200
The ______ support the entire marine ecosystems. So the decline of the coral reefs is a major problem. This would kill hundreds of wildlife in the waters.
entire
200
On ______, lawmakers in Hawaii passed a bill banning the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, another harmful chemical. Hawaii is the first state to pass such a measure, and it could go into effect as a law by January 1, 2021.
May 1, 2018
200
In fact, some estimates predict we are ___times more likely to find new drugs from coral reef ecosystems than land-based ones. But that's only if they survive the next century.
300 to 400
300
When you swim with sunscreen on, chemicals like ___ can seep into the water, where they’re absorbed by corals. These substances contain nanoparticles that can disrupt coral’s reproduction and growth cycles, ultimately leading to bleaching. Even if you don’t swim after applying sunscreen, it can go down drains when you shower. Aerosol versions of sunscreen can spray large amounts of the product onto the sand, where it gets washed into our waters.Has already lost 50% of there coral reefs in the last 30 years.
oxybenzone
300
Estimates are that up to___ of the oxygen you are breathing in right now comes from the ocean. It doesn't come from the land. In order for you to continue to breathe, you have to have a healthy ocean
80%
300
About ____ of the ocean's fish depend on healthy coral reefs. Fishes and other organisms shelter, find food, reproduce, and rear their young in the many nooks and crannies formed by corals.
25%
300
In addition to breakthrough medicines, over ___ people depend on these reefs for food and work.
half a billion
400
What is coral bleaching?
“Coral bleaching” occurs when coral polyps lose their symbiotic algae, the zooxanthellae. Without their zooxanthellae, the living tissues are nearly transparent, and you can see right through to the stony skeleton, which is white, hence the name coral bleaching.
400
Also over _____people depend on these reefs for food and work around the world. These people would lose their food and work.
half a billion
400
____of the population of organisms depend on coral to survive and reproduce. If all of the coral dependant animals die then we are also impacted.
¼
400
Almost____of the world's protein comes from seafood, with people eating on average almost 50 lbs per year.
1/5th
500
Even if you don’t swim after applying sunscreen, it can go down___ when you shower. Aerosol versions of sunscreen can spray large amounts of the product onto the sand, where it gets washed into our oceans.
drains
500
Pendleton who estimated that about _____people live less than ______above sea level and less than two miles from a coral reef.
62 million
33 feet
500
Over the past three years,____ of the world’s coral reefs have died off — and there is a growing awareness that sunscreen is playing a role.
one-fifth
500
These reefs also provide protection to the tourist-reliant coastlines. They act as natural barriers, canceling out ___ of a wave's strength and protecting more than____.
97%
200 million people