Global Perspective

Sustainability for Maine life is a constant fight involving several factors, the availability of light and nutrients, global warming, excessive fishing and human activities that trigger destruction. Phytoplanton is the algae and photosysthetic bacteria that grow as single cells or in small groups of cells. Phytoplanton is the beginning of the food web for small crustaceans, protozoans and many species of fish. Phytoplanton is found in the euphotic zone, which is from the ocean’s …

…mined from the ocean for use in construction, beach protection and landfill. Offshore drilling for oil pollutes our oceans and oil spills killing many species. We must continue the study of Marine life, limiting the fishing industry and finding alternative mineral resources to sustain life in the ocean. The ocean has been greatly overexploited and under appreciated as a resource and will surely decline unless we commit ourselves to preserving it’s resources and life.