Gulf Region/Région du Gulf Region/Région du GolfeGolfe

Oceans & Habitat StewardshipOceans & Habitat Stewardship

LET’S

LEARN

ABOUT OCEANSFisheries and Oceans Pêches et OcéansCanada Canada

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ECOLOGY MEANS ?

Ecology is the study of the structure and function of Nature

ECOLOGY MEANS :

STUDYSTUDY

STRUCTURESTRUCTUREFUNCTIONFUNCTION

NATURENATURE

ECOLOGY MEANS :

STUDY--STUDY--

Looking for and learning about things that affect the environment

STRUCTURE --STRUCTURE --

ECOLOGY MEANS :

learning about what makes up the parts of the environment

ECOLOGY MEANS :

FUNCTION --FUNCTION --

Finding out what each part of the ecosystem does

ECOLOGY MEANS :

NATURE --NATURE --

All the living parts of the environment

WHAT IS MARINE ECOLOGY ?WHAT IS MARINE ECOLOGY ?

Marine Ecology is when we apply the information about land systems to ocean systems

Much of the information we know about marine systems comes from the study of the

coastline areas

FOOD CHAINS AND FOOD WEBS

All start with the PLANKTON

These are the plant plankton called

PHYTOPLANKTON

95% are diatoms

5% are dinoflagellates

They produce more oxygen than all the plants on land

These are the animal plankton

called ZOOPLANKTON

They are small and

have so many

different shapes

Some of the bigger ones are food for

whales

Most of them are food for

small fish

WHATDO

YOU

RECOGNIZE

IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ?

WHAT’S THIS ?

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Gulf Region

WHAT IS A BEACH SWEEP?

Beach Sweep Program

Beach Sweeps!From life-giving rain, to life-saving medicines; from seafood gathered on the ocean floor, to goods transported on the ocean surface; from the oxygen we breathe, to the biodiversity that holds together the web of life; the oceans play a vital role in our lives and are essential to our survival.

However, marine debris of all types is building up in our oceans, and on shorelines across Canada. Whether or not you live near the ocean, your actions have an effect on the health of the ocean.Where does the garbage come from?Marine debris can come from many sources. Litter can travel from your community through pipes, sewers, lakes, rivers and streams, to eventually end up in the ocean. Although some of the garbage comes from marine sources, most comes from land-based sources. Trash can be carried on the wind from our landfills to the ocean, blown off boats, or even left behind on our beaches.

What kinds of debris can be found on our shores?We are each responsible to make sure that our litter and trash do not end up in the ocean. The garbage found in the ocean and on our shorelines can be anything we throw away daily - plastic bags, fast-food containers, pop cans, glass bottles, cigarette butts, helium balloons, fishing gear, rope and more. Many of these items are made of recyclable material and should have been recycled rather than littering our coasts and shorelines.Plastic is the type of garbage most often found on shores. Plastics pose a particular problem because of the same qualities that make them useful - they are lightweight, solid and durable, which allows them also to stick around for a long time in the environment.

What is a Beach Clean-Up?

Conducting a beach clean-up can be fun, simple, and rewarding! This can be as simple as one person picking up litter as they stroll along a coastline or it can involve the coordination of an entire community and even neighbouring communities getting together to do beach clean-ups on a grander scale. And remember, a beach clean-up doesn't have to occur along an ocean coastline - it can also be the clean-up of a lakeshore, a riverbank, or even a community pond. Because waters from these sources flow into the ocean, it is equally important that they, too, be cleaned up!

Removing un-wanted and foreign material involves a beach clean-up

LEARN ABOUT BEING AN LEARN ABOUT BEING AN

OCEAN STEWARDOCEAN STEWARD

Gulf Region

www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/index_e.asp Canadian Waters Internet Site

For Additional Information Contact

Or any DFO Office in your Area

><))))º> .·´¯`·.¸¸><))))º> .·´¯`·.¸¸><))))º> .·´¯`·.¸¸><))))º>Jim WeldonEducation CoordinatorOceans and Habitat Division Stewardship Section Fisheries and Oceans Gulf Region 343 Université Avenue Moncton, N.B.   E1C 9B6(O) 506) 851-3211(F)  506) 851-3027(C)  506) 866-2097weldonj@dfo-mpo.gc.ca><))))º> .·´¯`·.¸¸><))))º> .·´¯`·.¸¸><))))º> .·´¯`·.¸¸><))))º>