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Dr. Jones is a biologist and scientist who has conducted scientific research on marine animals for over 10 years.

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we can dispose of them properly when we return to shore. Sea turtles and other sea jelly predators would thank us if they could! :)

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containers or garbage cans if recycling is not an option. When in our boats, we can stow plastic bags in a secure location until

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often mistakenly ingest plastic bags and die. We can help save sea turtles by throwing plastic bags away in plastic bag recycling

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Sea turtles are one of the primary predators of sea jellies. Because plastic bags floating in water closely resemble sea jellies,sea turtles

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The transparent bodies of sea jellies provide excellent camouflage and makes it hard for predators to see them as they float in the water.

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Did u know: Sea jellies, previously called jelly fish, are 95% water. They are able to absorb oxygen and store it in their "jelly".

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Bluefin tuna is known as maguro and toro or o-toro in sushi restaurants and eateries.

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Did u know: Bluefin tuna is on the verge of extinction due to long line fishing and overfishing for the restaurant and sushi industry.

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How did the Hawaiian Islands form? http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/hawaii.html

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#Coral reefs are dying. Why should you be worried? Check out this podcast about the value of coral reefs: http://go.usa.gov/iaE

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following websites:http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/developing.html and http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/pt.info.htm

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trenches are convergent plate boundaries. More to come about plate tectonics. To learn more in the meantime, you can check out the

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the same time, the Pacific Ocean is shrinking due to the plate movement at the various trenches located along the Ring Of Fire.These

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spreading, the Atlantic Ocean is growing through the plate movement at the Mid-Atlantic ridge which is a divergent plate boundary. At the

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The seafloor of the Atlantic Ocean is growing while the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean is shrinking. Due to plate tectonics and seafloor

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Sources (continued): http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=sushi-cide-secret-ballot-kills-hope-2010-03-23

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Sources (continued): http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1973374,00.html

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Sources: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=bye-bye-bluefin-tuna-10-03-28

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to take matters into our own hands as the general public.We can reduce the amount of bluefin tuna sushi we eat or stop eating it completely.

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want to continue to make a profit from selling them, perhaps the only way to save the species is