Eating Bluefin Tuna into Extinction
Since the start of commercial exploitation Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) population has dropped 85%. Eight species of tuna exist…
Importance of Social Interactions within an Orca Pod
The social connections within a pod of Orcinus orca is vital to their survival. This interaction is used for efficient…
Bottlenose Dolphin attacks on Harbour Porpoises
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) attacks have been responsible for 318 Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) deaths between 1991 and 2010. However,…
Variation and Evolution of the Salt Water Crocodile
Evolution is the result of the tendency for some organisms to have better reproductive success than others with changes in…
The Leatherback turtle
With sizes ranging up to 2 metres long, the Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea, is the largest of any turtle, and…
Breathe in… and breathe out
The average human can hold their breath for up to 1 minute (O’Connor, 2013) without training and professional freedivers can…
Is the Great White Shark really as dangerous as we all think?
In this essay I shall be looking at why the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) has become such a notorious…
Glaucus atlanticus
I first gained interest in researching about Glaucus atlanticus when I was researching about the Portuguese Man O’ War (Physalia physalis)…
Hydrological optics and light capture in the aquatic enviroment.
This essay shall discuss hydrological optics, how light behaves in water, and light capture in particular the package effect and…
Great White Shark VS Saltwater Crocodile
Although rare, it is certainly not unheard of for humans to be attacked by aquatic animals. The question is, what…