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Friday, August 22, 2008

There are 8 ways we can help the marine lives too!

1 We can encourage people to use electricity more efficiently to reduce the demand of electricity. This can save money, save the marine and save the world!
> Switch off unused electrical appliances when you leave the house
> Set the temperature for your air-conditioner at 25°C
> Switch off lights and fans when they are not in use.

2 We can also pick up rubbish along the beach! These rubbish will dirty the water. The oceans belong to all of us, keep them clean at all times!
3 If you are going to dive, do not touch the corals! The corals can be easily damaged. Diving with responsibility helps to save the corals as well as the marine lives.


4 Conserving water reduces runoff and wastewater, therefore lesser pollution can be caused to the oceans!


Starting November 10, 2007 and ending February 20th, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State will be competing in a water conservation competition. Challenge yourself to use less water than State students!

Here are some tips for conserving water:
> Try to keep your shower time to less than 5 minutes
> Do not leave the tap on while you are soaping, shaving and brushing your teeth.
> While waiting for the bath water to be heated up, collect the bath water and reuse for watering plants.
> Do not leave water running while washing dishes.
> Fill the washing machine to capacity when doing laundry
> Wear clothes longer than normal to reduce the water used on laundry.


^ Every drop of water counts!

5 Recycle items such as aluminium cans and plastics. Aluminium cans and most plastics take over 50 years to be completely degraded in landfills.
6 Reduce consumption of seafood. Only 10% of the big-fish that once dominated the ocean remain today. If we don't limit fishing and seafood consumption now, there will be no more fish in the next 50 years!
7 Do not use those chemically enhanced pesticides and fertilizers. Even you maye live very far away from a coral reef ecosystem, these products will eventually end up in the watershed and may impact the waters that support coral.
8 If you are boating, do not anchor on the reef! Please use the mooring buoy systems if they are available when you are going to boat near a coral reef.


^ Do not anchor on the reefs!

Sources :
· info - The Blue Marble (Secondary 2 Geography Textbook), Wikipedia, Conservation, Tips for conserving water
· images - Do not touch coral while diving, Every drop counts, Anchor on reefs

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