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Madeline A. __**Open Ocean Human Impacts** ​__ Humans have many different forms of impact on the Open Ocean. There are quite a few negative ways as well as positive. For example, one thing that people do to our oceans is killing many animals and species, making them extinct. This negative effect is called pollution. There is a variety of different ways of pollution such as shipping products across the oceans. The shipping boats are commonly known to release oil and gas into the ocean which is not good at all for the sea creatures. Additionally, thousands of people are dumping their trash and waste into the ocean, not realizing what it is doing to the animals and their habitats. Humans also have positive impacts on the Open Ocean. An example is that humans help clean the ocean and keep it suitable for the animals to live in. They do this by cleaning out the dead and decaying animals from the water keeping it clean. This positve impact helps the animals live healthier lives and keep diseases from spreading. There are various problems occuring in the Open Ocean that need to be addressed by humans. A common issue is extinction. There is a large group of animals that are going extinct. A few examples of these animals are different species of whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and manatees. A possible solution to this problem is to create laws stating that people cannot harm these animals in any way. An example of this is fishing. People shouldn't be allowed to fish for certain species that are protected. Another way we could solve this problem is that if people see a wild animal in the ocean they should not be allowed to disturb them. One last example of a problem that needs to be addressed by humans is people who use Shrimp Trawl boats. These boats are very distructive in many different ways, such as catching hundreds of Seahorses therefore killing these animals. Trawl boats also ruin many Seahorse habitats. With the nets used to fish, many innocent animals are being scraped out of the ocean. A way to solve this problem is to persuade people not to use the nets because they are killing many animals. People could use the alternative of going under water and getting the shrimp themselves. These problems caused by humans need to be solved quickly before they affect any more animals.

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