Aquatic Biodiversity: Threats and Conservation

Our organization plans to have a

cleanup drive by the beach this
Saturday, and we're looking for more
Hey Tin, are you busy?
volunteers. Would you like to be one?

That's
great! Sure,
I'd like to
Oh, hello Jim! Not really. volunteer
What’s up? too.

On the cleanup drive... And not to mention, indirectly, residential

or commercial trash disposed of
improperly may also reach our shorelines That's why we're so glad that you
Yes, it certainly does. Most of the time,
Whoa... This shore really needs some and pollute our beaches. made it today, Tin. We could
beachgoers just leave their litters scattered on
cleaning. Where did all these wastes
the beach after the fun- cigarette butts, food really use a lot of help cleaning up.
come from?
wrappers, plastic bottles and many more.

We do not realize that our

irresponsible habits are taking a
toll on our environment.

These pollutants do more than just ruin

the beauty of the beach. They are closing
down coastal areas, destroying marine life,
and making people seriously sick.
 Aquatic species respond to drastic changes in their
environment by moving to any other suitable habitat,
or in extreme circumstances, they just die off. In less Aquatic species are depriving at a higher rate
That's a very interesting question. Aquatic biodiversity
severe cases, the aquatic creatures' reproductive because of our harmful activities. And losses of this
is the wide and incredible variety of plants and animals
in watery habitats. And pollution is a severe concern capability and metabolism are affected negatively. magnitude impact the entire ecosystem, depriving
for aquatic areas because it can alter the natural valuable resources used to provide food, medicines,
conditions to which aquatic organisms are sensitive.
Speaking of marine life, how do and industrial materials to us human beings.
these toxic water pollutants
affect aquatic biodiversity? This, however, may have a
detrimental effect on their
population in the long run.

When toxic waste harms one

organism, it has the potential to
devastate an entire aquatic food
chain.

And not only do we conduct this type of cleanup

These threats are indeed very alarming. We on our shores but also to the other areas with
people should definitely take necessary actions lakes, ponds, and rivers. Because there are also a
to lessen the impacts of these pollutions on lot of aquatic species inhabiting these waters, we
aquatic life. often tend to neglect them.
Yes. And that is what we've been doing recently -
we help educate people about our environment,
In addition, the organization is taking part in the particularly on our aquatic domains, through
You're right. That's why we're doing this plantation of trees in the catchment area of seminars, incentive programs, and volunteer
coastal cleanup, to at least reduce the water bodies to prevent soil erosion and reduce
monitoring programs.
number of toxic wastes dumped into our the problem of siltation, resulting in better
oceans. survival of aquatic organisms.

Increasing public awareness is one

of the most important ways to
conserve aquatic biodiversity.
 After a long day of work, Jim and Tin
stayed at the beach to chill and watch
the sunset.
It's really pleasing to see the beach this
clean and serene. I'm happy that we
finished our mission to restore the
cleanliness of this area today, Tin.
Thank you so much for your
help, Tin. The whole team really
appreciate it.
Yeah, me too. I enjoyed our activity today, Jim. No problem. I always care for our
Though it was a bit tiring, it's so satisfying to environment, so don't hesitate to call
see this shore be cleaned up, and I've gained a me again whenever you need my
lot of new knowledge from you all. assistance.
KLEBHYELLA CHERIE B. BAJE
BS in Chemistry 1H3