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The State of the Oceans Team 1: Chinese Citizen Environmental Activists Robin Ji, Hanna Kim, Jillian Kuo, Kathy Min

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East China Sea Pollution Causes

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Ocean Pollution Effects

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Ocean Pollution Statistics

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Coastal Provinces Population

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Dead zones

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Ocean acidification

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Mercury pollution

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Rising sea levels

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Coral reefs

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Overfishing Facts China is first in the countries that most harvest fish Cod, Hake, and other fish have dropped 95% 200 meters below sea level Illegal fishing contributes

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Bycatch Facts The following have been affected: Many whales, sharks, turtles, and seabird Red snappers Invertebrate

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Effects on China 80% of all fishermen will suffer 80-90% of all boats in 2012 were unused China mostly uses trawl and set nets 90% of fish have already been caught

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GREENPEACE ASIA Greenpeace is a non-governmental organization who campaigns on global environmental issues The key threats that Greenpeaces Defending our Oceans Campaign addresses includes Industrial fishing, by-catch, unfair fisheries, global warming, and pollution.

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Our Goals: The Greenpeace Defending Our Oceans Campaign hopes for stronger regulations for the fishing industry and campaigns for the end to destructive fishing practices.

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Pacific Marine Reserves

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Solutions Reduce CO2 emissions and greenhouse gas emissions through less reliance on fossil fuels Use more renewable, sustainable energy sources Pollute less; recycle more Use less agrochemicals More sustainable fishing practices Better legislation and regulation

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Bibliography http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/06/20/10157 http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=391 http://www.environmentmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/March-April%202010/made-in-china-full.html http://new.unep.org/dewa/giwa/publications/articles/ambio/article_13.pdf http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/china/images/res5.jpg http://www.stateoftheocean.org/howbad.cfm http://saveourseas.com/threats/overfishing http://www.smartgear.org/smartgear_bycatch/bycatch_problem/ http://trendsupdates.com/overfishing-plunder-in-the-high-seas/ http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/other-resources/historic-anniversary-for-fishing-in-americas-oceans-85899368674 http://www.un.org/events/tenstories/06/story.asp?storyID=800 http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/fisheries/fisheries.html http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/take-action/impact-of-seafood/#/worlds-seafood-footprint/ http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-10/23/content_26881547.htm http://www.businessinsider.com/overfishing-decline-of-oceans-2012-6?op=1

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