Category Archives: oceans

Seafood

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Seafood is any sea animal or seaweed that is served as food or is suitable for eating, particularly seawater animals, such as fish and shellfish (including mollusks and crustaceans). By extension, in North America although not generally in the United … Continue reading →

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Red tide

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

“Red tide” is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom, an event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, or “bloom”. These algae, more specifically phytoplankton, are microscopic, single-celled … Continue reading →

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Surface to Bottom: A Connected World

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

It is common for people to think that the ocean is composed of separate entities (surface, mid-water, and bottom) that are completely independent of one other. But in fact, these ocean environments may be interconnected in a variety of ways. … Continue reading →

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Eutrophication

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Eutrophication is a syndrome of ecosystem responses to human activities that fertilize water bodies with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), often leading to changes in animal and plant populations and degradation of water and habitat quality. Nitrogen and phosphorus are … Continue reading →

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