Human Activities 1. Overusing fertilizers and pesticides for agriculture 2. Dumping trash into the ocean 3. Farming fish for commercial sales 4. Emitting gases into the atmosphe…

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Human Activities

1. Overusing fertilizers and pesticides for
agriculture
2. Dumping trash into the ocean
3. Farming fish for commercial sales
4. Emitting gases into the atmosphere that
contribute to global warming
5. Constructing artificial reefs
6. Over-harvesting marine species
7. Introducing exotic marine species into new
ecosystems
Consequences
A. Bacterial or algal overgrowth
B.
C.
D. Accumulation and spread of toxic
chemicals in ocean habitats
Removal of oxygen from marine waters
Death of fish or other marine life
E.
Destruction of coastal land habitats
F.
Disruption of marine food webs
G. Endangerment or extinction of entire
marine populations or species
H.
Reduce the impact of overharvesting
1.
Spread of disease
J. Rising sea levels
K. Toxic chemical consumption by humans
L. Acid precipitation over eans