Oceans and Their Resources

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Oceans and Their Resources: 

Oceans and Their Resources

Resource Base - Starter – Brainstorm What resources are found in oceans?: 

Resource Base - Starter – Brainstorm What resources are found in oceans? Abiotic Biotic

Abiotic Resources: 

Abiotic Resources Watch R. Ballard on Ted Talks

Slide 5: 

Discussion point – what are the benefits and the challenges that this discovery creates?

Use as a communication highway: 

Use as a communication highway Indirectly, the ocean is used by humans as a major form of highway. Most international trade occurs on ocean shipping routes, however recently, the ocean bed has been used more and more for laying communication cables for internet.

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What do you think this map is of? Compare it to the last one. It was made in 1901

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Some cultures reliance on biotic ocean resources are almost total. – e.g Alaskan Inuit and pacific islanders in Micronesia

Biotic Resources – sustainably used?: 

Biotic Resources – sustainably used? Source - UNEP

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As large predator fish are being overfished to extinction the type of fish being caught are different. However How long can this last….

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Some efforts are being made e.g. the EU common fisheries policy. However, these have been criticised . Below are some strategies for the future.

Exam Type Questions : 

Exam Type Questions Describe and explain the pattern that is being shown in the graph above. Using Case studies, evaluate the attempts that are being made to reduce pressure on the worlds fish.