The importance of the ocean
Covering 71% of the Earth’s surface, containing rich resources including biological resource, chemical resources, mineral resources, marine energy and marine transportation. The ocean have a great impact on human survival and development of world civilization. Practice shows that ocean is indispensable to human life and creating, and the ocean’s impact on human will increase exponentially. Just as many experts predicted, the future is marine century.
Now, the sea is suffering. The evidence abounds. It becomes acid, making marine life difficult. The dearth of some species will disrupt the food chain, which will in turn destabilize the entire ecosystem. The coral reefs, as the rainforests of the sea, are affected by overfishing, overheating, ocean acidification, etc. Most of them are therefore gravely endangered. Humans inflict too many stresses on marine ecosystem, which may permanently change the ocean. For humans, each of these changes is a catastrophe.
As we all know, the ocean is interconnected. The contamination of one piece of sea area is bound to affect other waters. Polluted waters have endangered human health, causing widespread concern of all peo ples. It’s high time to take necessary measurement to make matters right. Firstly, we need to manage the sea efficiently just as what we do to the land. Then, economics also provide some answers, liking abolishing fishing subsidies. At last, the government should take proper measures to make the people who exploit resources of the sea protect the ocean. Only if we coordinate the relationship between human and ocean, can the ocean benefit the mankind.。