17 SG: Negative Effects In Hawaii

Question 1

Habitat Destruction

Answer 1

Wetlands habitats have been lost

Question 2

Ocean Acidification

Answer 2

Destroy coral reefs, especially in Kaneohe Bay

Question 3

Climate Change

Answer 3

Sealines are rising, beaches are eroding. Animals who live on shorelines are being run out

Question 4

Chemical, Oil and Runoff Pollution

Answer 4

Polluted runoff into ocean destroys marine life

Question 5

Light Pollution

Answer 5

Sea turtles are having a harder time making it to the ocean after hatched; sea turtle populations are being affected

Question 6

Noise Pollution

Answer 6

Radar technology, boats, etc., are making noise, marine life like whales and fish are distributed

Question 7

Plastic pollution

Answer 7

Plastic is getting caught up in marine food chains, causing animals to die

Question 8

Overfishing

Answer 8

Overfishing affects tuna population, already declining

Question 9

Destructive Fishing

Answer 9

Destroy coral reef ecosystems, takes years to restore

Question 10

Deoxygenation

Answer 10

Bleaching of coral reefs

Question 11

Deep Sea Mining

Answer 11

alter carbon sequestration to the deep ocean, and reduces biodiversity