Across
- 4. This is the largest category of how oil pollution gets into the ocean.
- 7. Maximum sustainable _________ is the total population of a species that can can be fished without jeopardizing future growth.
- 8. The company responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010
- 9. Category of marine resources that involves using the ocean for shipping, recreation, etc.
- 10. The process of pumping seawater through a large membrane is reverse ____________
- 12. The process of taking the salt out of saltwater
- 13. __________ discharge is dumping pollution directly into a body of water.
- 14. The farming of marine organisms in any controlled environment is called __________
- 15. ____________ energy is effective in the ocean because the wind is stronger and steadier there.
- 20. This leads to a depletion of fish species to the point where they can no longer recover without intervention.
- 21. The farming of marine organisms in the ocean itself is called _________
- 22. ________ pollution is especially harmful to marine organisms who communicate vocally.
- 23. This revolution has lead to increased CO2 in our atmosphere and ultimately, global warming.
Down
- 1. The ______ layer in the atmosphere protects us from UV rays and was depleted by CFC's.
- 2. Eutrophication (an increase in chemicals in the water) can lead to this term: a lack of oxygen in the water.
- 3. NONLIVING resources that are taken out of the ocean (sand, salt, etc.)
- 5. Resources such as fossil fuels that are used faster than they can replenish themselves
- 6. This can harm marine organisms with shells and is caused by too much CO2 in the atmosphere.
- 8. The term for organisms that are caught "by accident" and discarded or killed.
- 11. Petroleum in the seafloor starts as dying ___________
- 16. Resources such as solar and wind power that replenish themselves quickly
- 17. LIVING resources that are taken out of the ocean (fish, seaweed, etc.)
- 18. This is considered a nonrenewable resource because we are now using it more quickly than it can be replenished (H2O)
- 19. The invasive species capital of the world!
