Ocean Alert! It's getting worse than ever!

Human activity causes the greatest threat to Earth's biodiversity, particularly the rich variety of species and loss of habitat in many species including those that are in the sea and they are in at great risk. Experts estimate that species are becoming extinct at the rate of 100 to 1,000 times faster than would occur naturally. It is clearly stated in the Bible that Human beings are to rule over everything like the animals tame or wild and also for the plants. Even if God gave us the authority to rule over them, we should not be abusive and respect and treat them fairly. The oceans suffer from people dumping stuff that they don't want that causes pollution and taking too much from the ocean are also termed as overfishing. Some of the fishes are endangered for the past millennium. There are also many types of fish that are good for us, but because of overfishing are in danger of being wiped out. Some are being fished in the wild so much that they cannot reproduce enough to survive. Others are being farmed in ways that are not environmentally friendly. These fish include red snapper, Atlantic salmon, Bluefin tuna, and king crab. Fishes are living in water and they are a Cold-blooded organism which gets the heat from the outside of their bodies. They breathe with gills, lay eggs and usually have scales. Some fish may contain harmful chemicals, which can be the result of both natural causes and water pollution. Mercury is a toxic chemical, which occurs naturally in oceans and the Earths crust, but also comes from man-made sources, such as pesticides, burning garbage, and the releasing of fossil fuels. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a group of chemicals, can also be found in some fish. These man-made chemicals were used in many industries until 1977, when they were banned. PCBs were released or leaked into the air and water and have been transported around the globe. Many fish are slow growing, and live decades or even centuries. Orange roughies can live to be more than 100 years old. Rockfish can live to 200 years and Chilean sea bass live 40 years. Where there aren't enough of these slow growing fish, it threatens the species because the fish are often taken from the sea before they are old enough to reproduce. These species could disappear.

Aquatic invasive species are plants and animals that evolved in one location and are introduced through a variety of means into another location. Species have always used the oceans to move about the planet. By swimming or hitching a ride on a log, leaf, or coconut, organisms have found new worlds in which to thrive. But until recently, this process has been moderate, limited by the currents and the winds. Since humans first took to the seas, though, intrepid stowaways have had ever expanding vehicles for dispersing themselves both faster and farther. The result is an increasing number of ocean ecosystems, primarily near shorelines, that are being compromised or wiped out by non-native species. The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived on Earth and is the largest mammal in the world. These massive creatures are hefty from the moment they are born and continue to add to their girth throughout their first year. A blue whale calf weighs two tons (1,814 kilograms) at birth and gains an extra 200 pounds (91 kilograms) each day of its first year. These creatures were protected under the 1966 International Whaling Convention and are now considered to be an endangered species. Bottlenose dolphins may look like fish but they are mammals. They breathe air, just like we do. These aquatic acrobats are called bottlenose dolphins because their beaks are shaped like bottles. Beaks are usually 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) long. The scientific genus name of hammerhead sharks is Sphyma, which comes from the Greek word for hammer. Sphyma mokarran is the scientific name of the great hammerhead shark. A wild hammerhead shark can live for 20 to 30 years. Male orcas average 19 to 22 feet (6 to 7 meters) in length; females average 16 to 19 feet (5 to 6 meters) long. Male orcas weigh, on average, 8,000 to 12,000 pounds (3,600 to 5,500 kilograms).Female orcas weigh 3,000 to 8,000 pounds (1,400 to 3,600 kilograms).There are three kinds of manatees, and the all look and behave alike. All three kinds live in warm waters. The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) ranges from Florida to Brazil. Manatees are sometimes called sea cows. West Indian manatees in the wild live about 60 to 70 years. Manatees push food toward their mouths with whiskers on their upper lips. Manatees help clear plantclogged waterways by eating the plants that live there.

Some laws were made to protect the underwater creatures: Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997.The goals of the national economy are more equitable distribution of opportunities, income and wealth; a sustained increase in the amount of goods and services produced by the nation for the benefit of the people; and an expanding productivity as the key to raising the quality of life for all, especially the underprivileged. The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998. These Rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 to facilitate compliance therewith and achieve the objectives thereof. to achieve food security as the overriding consideration in the utilization, management, development, conservation and protection of fishery resources in order to provide the food needs of the population. A flexible policy towards the attainment of food security shall be adopted in response to changes in demographic trends for fish, emerging trends in the trade of fish and other aquatic products in domestic and international markets, and the law of supply and demand. We must take into consideration that we must take care of them for God created them perfectly and they were not made to be destroyed but they must be protected for the more incoming generations.