Monday, November 20, 2017

Surfrider

Surfrider Foundation’s focus on the protection and enjoyment of ocean’s and beaches through marine protected areas is prominent. The environmental organization is fighting for water quality, beaches and marine environment protection for swimmers, surfers and beach goers.

With high demands to recreate around the coastlines, marine ecosystems are threatened. Surfrider recognizes the world is irreplaceable and is committed to preserving natural living. The organization also acts to preserve open access to these areas as well as believing in environmental education for the health of the planet. Marine Protected Areas are any areas of the coast and ocean with FAUNA, historical and cultural features. They have been either reserved by law or have other means of protection. The main goal is to balance human access and preservation. With that in mind, all areas of our oceans should have different levels of protection.

Creating Marine Protected Areas will have three benefits. First they will enhance coastal experience by preserving wild recreational areas. Next, protection of special coastal and ocean places will occur and lastly, ecosystem health in marine, estuarine and beach habitats will be restored. As of now only 1% of our oceans are protected. Those areas do however show conservation in marine life as well as restoration.


Healthy living by the ocean is what people search for. Surfing, fishing, diving and kayaking are all components of stress free coastal living. It is important for knowledge to be gained through research and education. Surfrider Foundation listen’s to their indicator species - the surfers - and is pushing for world involvement.



Vocabulary:
Quality-  the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.
Ocean- An ocean is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. 
Coastal- relating to or near a coast.
Environment- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Research- the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
Planet- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
Ecosystem- a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Grammar Point:
Conjunctions in English include:
And

As
Because
But
For
Or
Neither
Nor
Whether
So
Yet

Grammar Exercise:

Which conjunctions do you see in my paragraph? Write three sentences using some of the conjunctions you found in my blog.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent entry with all the components except for a vocabulary exercise. It was very interesting to learn about the Surfrider Foundation. As someone who has lived near the ocean most of my life, I am glad to know that the foundation is fighting for our marine environment.

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