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…. It seemed like it was "take as much as you can", ignoring the need to take a precautionary approach that would protect the marine environment as a whole in the North Sea. In the past stocks in Iceland continued to fall as too many cod, haddock and other…

…the coastline of Central America and described this as the "Mundus Novus", meaning "New World". In 1507, a German cartographer labeled the continent America named after Amerigo Vespucci. He also explored the coastline of Central America. The Portuguese mariner…

…crops and the marine food web, and to lead to an increase in carbon dioxide, possibly stimulating global warming by decreasing the number of absorbers; trees, plankton, etc. The environmental crisis we face is the product of a crisis of perception; we…

…humanity? Until recently I knew only one side of Columbus’s personality, that consisted of myths and half-truths. I considered Christopher Columbus one of the greatest explorers of all time; an Italian marine with an early talent for seafaring who from…

…Mountains and the Pacific Coastal Ranges and few parts of Alaska and Hawaii have intense landslide problems. USGS marine scientists have recently identified over fifteen giant landslides surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. These slides are some of the largest known…

…Rachel Louise Carson (1907-64), was an American marine biologist, and author of widely read books on ecological themes. Carson was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, and educated at the former Pennsylvania College for Women and Johns Hopkins…

…to take you away, dying to take you away,” held special meaning for those Marines at the Khe Sanh, because the government forced them to go to war, and they were literally “dying” to be taken away. Many Asian bands tried to imitate British and American…

…this will make when she enters the city. This debate of emotion and logic outlines the emphasis an individual's reputation has in the Phaeacian society. This again reflecting Phaeacia dependence on sea travel and commerce, for a mariner has only his reputation…

…musuem in East London, South Africa. Courteney-Latimer had been given the right to decide the direction the collections would take, because the musuem was new. And she had chosen to focus on marine life. Local fisherman often brought her unusual fish from…

…that the mother wishes for Krebs. She cooks his “two fried eggs and some crisp bacon on it and a plate of buckwheat cakes,” a breakfast that Krebs is not accustomed to while he was in the Marines. Unfortunately, Krebs does not appreciate his change in life. He…