Sentences with phrase «natural marine habitat»

Home also to the ecologically rich natural marine habitat of the Great Sandy Straits Marine Park, this region has forged its reputation through its synergy with the sea, and visitors will be spoilt for choice when it comes to fishing, diving, boating and sailing.

Some environmentalists and health enthusiasts have long criticized farmed fish as a threat to natural marine habitats.

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Knolls are small, round natural hill or mounds which help make up the aquatic habitat of marine life.

As Fish and Game Commissioner, Griffin was responsible for ensuring the biodiversity of the Commonwealth, managing marine and freshwater fisheries, and protecting wildlife species and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.

Bulkheads, sea walls and vertical structures with marginal structural complexity don't provide the same habitat for marine organisms as natural shorelines, Gittman said.

«If you're basically farming a reef, you've taken a natural habitat and you've converted it,» says Steve Vollmer, a coral geneticist at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, who feels that more needs to be known before embarking on such programmes.

The larval phase of a marine species is often the only time that coral reef inhabitants travel between habitat locations, an important early life history stage required to maintain healthy populations when environmental conditions fluctuate due to both natural and man - made factors.

In the year since the centre opened, 200 000 visitors have flocked to see marine creatures of all shapes and sizes living in recreated natural habitats, including rock pools, waterfalls, wave - lapped shallows and deep - water tanks reaching from floor to ceiling.

Elizabeth Griffin Wilson, a marine scientist with the international conservation group Oceana, points out that the new paper does not specifically investigate the effects of factors like fishing bycatch or habitat destruction, so she urges caution in comparing the human and natural toll on sea turtles.

Amélie works in the realm of marine and coastal ecology and conservation and her research interests include the use of spatial tools (GIS, spatio - temporal analyses, bio-logging, habitat mapping) to understand and mitigate impacts of anthropogenic activities and changes on wildlife and natural values.

To spread the risk of losing one habitat type in a bleaching event or other natural disaster, managers should protect multiple examples (replicates) of the full range of marine habitat types, and spread them out to minimize the chance that they will all be wiped out by the same disturbance.

As opposed to their natural wide - range ocean habitat, these intelligent, social marine mammals will be forced to live out their lives in -LSB-...]

Once in the marine park, dolphins — who in their natural habitat swim about 40 miles a day and can dive to depths of more than a quarter of a mile — spend the rest of their lives in a concrete pool.

Humane Canada recognizes and supports the activity of watching whales, including dolphins and other marine mammals in their natural habitat.

Most fish in a freshwater habitat seem to prefer a dark or natural gravel, while marine, brackish - water and Rift Lake species are used to white sand or gravel.

As a leader in marine mammal conservation and research, Georgia Aquarium is committed to working with beluga whales both in our care and in their natural habitats.

From diving to snorkeling and experiencing a full range of marine life in its natural habitat, this is one area that visitors will likely return to time and again.

Cruise aboard a 6 - passenger yacht piloted by a licensed captain, search for marine life in their natural habitat, and take amazing photos of your friends and family.

Six Senses, with its sustainable philosophy and intent to protect the natural habitat of the turtles and other marine life, does not use any straws or other disposable plastic at the resort.

Lindblad Expeditions - National Geographic has announced Cuba by Land and Sea: Cultural Heritage and Natural Wonders, a 10 - night people - to - people program that combines extraordinary people - to - people visits that capture the country's vibrant cultures and political history, with exploring Cuba's remarkable natural history and pristine marine haNatural Wonders, a 10 - night people - to - people program that combines extraordinary people - to - people visits that capture the country's vibrant cultures and political history, with exploring Cuba's remarkable natural history and pristine marine hanatural history and pristine marine habitats.

 It is, therefore, vital that these marine habitats are protected and kept as natural as possible.

Dive within the Belize Barrier Reef, the second largest Barrier Reef glistened with a variety of natural corals and populated with marine habitats.

We have many shellfish, starfish, sand dollars, sea urchins, corals and other marine life which we hope you will respect and appreciate in their natural habitat.

Rather than going out on a packed tourist ship of other dolphin - hunters, you can hire a kayak to commune peacefully with the dolphins in the natural habitat of a marine reserve.

Bring your friends and family to the enjoyment of seeing marine animals in their natural habitat.

You'll see a wide variety of marine life in their natural habitat.

You'll see a wide variety of marine life in their natural habitat, including Dolphin and Sea Lions.

Located next to Sunset Harbour is the Anaheim Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to numerous types of marine life and birds that thrive in the natural habitat that has existed for years.

You can encounter turtles, crocodiles, whales and other marine life in their natural habitat, you can walk through the oldest rainforest in the world and you can learn all about indigenous culture from the Aboriginals themselves.

Our marine biologists will guide you on an aquatic adventure to witness the remarkable Humpback Whales in their natural habitat.

Travel Tips: Unique Scuba Diving Adventures in Florida Florida boasts over 1000 miles of coastline, America's only coral reefs, a huge diversity of marine habitats, hundreds of shipwrecks and over 600 natural springs.

Stroll along miles of pristine shoreline as you watch resident wildlife and birds in their natural habitat or discover local marine life at the tidal pool at Hug Point Recreation Site, just five miles south of Cannon Beach.

Microplastics create an estimated $ 13 billion a year in losses from damage to marine ecosystems (not to mention the severe degradation to natural capital suffered by animals and their habitats), as well as financial losses to fisheries and tourism.

Marine animals are altering their diets and natural habitat range as a result of climate change.

More Biodiversity, Higher Yields: By using the entire food column, the «farm» provides habitat for hundreds of marine and bird species, and create natural reef systems.

Identified carbon sequestration pathways include: terrestrial, riparian, and aquatic habitat; agricultural lands and soils; aquatic marine and freshwater natural resources; and working forest conservation easements or deed restrictions.

Wind farms disturb natural habitats; tidal barriers form other barriers to natural flows of marine life; mass biofuel farming in areas such as the Amazon could accelerate the destruction of the rain forest.

These include microplastics, which result in an estimated $ 13 billion a year in losses from damage to marine ecosystems (not to mention the severe degradation to natural capital suffered by animals and their habitats) and financial losses to fisheries and tourism.