THE OCEAN IN NAMIBIA
This cold, nutrient-rich current flows along the Namibian coast.
What is the Benguela Current?
Kelp is a type of this broad group of organisms.
What is algae?
This African penguin colony lives on one of these islands near Lüderitz.
What are penguins from Halifax, Possession, or Ichaboe Islands?
The equipment used to view tiny organisms.
What is a microscope?
This island is near Lüderitz and hosts one of Namibia’s largest seabird colonies.
What is Halifax or Ichaboe Island?
The natural process that brings deep, nutrient-rich water to the surface.
What is upwelling?
The structure that anchors kelp to the substrate.
What is a holdfast?
The largest animal ever known to exist.
What is the blue whale?
Another name for the underwater camera that can be controlled by RC.
This local company grows kelp into kelp forests to support biodiversity.
What is Kelp Blue?
Namibia’s coastline is also known by this famous name.
What is the Skeleton Coast?
Sea urchins, lobsters, and various fish use kelp forests as their ___.
What is habitat / home?
What are oysters/ mussels?
Pollution made of tiny plastic fragments is called ___.
What is microplastic pollution?
What is Crayfish Festival?
Lüderitz Bay is especially known for strong winds which attracts people for this event.
What is the Luderitz (wind) Speed Challenge
Giant kelp forests help fight climate change by doing this to carbon.
What is sequestering / storing?
The shark species known for its flat head, seen occasionally in Namibia.
What is the hammerhead shark?
Overfishing can cause this harmful imbalance in marine ecosystems.
What is collapse of fish stocks / food webs?
What is Buchter Village Mall?
The major Marine Protected Area in Namibia, protecting islands and offshore seabirds.
What is the Namibian Islands Marine Protected Area (NIMPA)?
This word describes the tiny drifting plants and animals that form the base of the ocean food web.
What is plankton?
Marine mammals that use echolocation to navigate.
What are dolphins/ whales?
This is the technology that is being used to take aerial images of vegetations such as kelp.
What is a drone?
This beach in Lüderitz is known for collecting these stones.
What is Agate Beach?