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The seas and oceans of the planet suffer, year after year, a series of deteriorations caused by the human footprint. Much of the activities and habits carried out by us on a daily basis are contributing to its wear and tear, without our even realizing it. The seas and oceans they are home to important ecosystems and are a key part of the planet. Not only does global warming make them decrease, but also the human footprint is gradually destroying their ecosystems, due to factors such as pollution, irresponsible fishing, the accidental extinction of species, factories, the use of chemical products. thrown into seas and a long etcetera. If you are concerned about the health of these seas and oceans, there are several habits that you can modify in your daily life to make them suffer a little less.
The human action it not only wears out species developed on the earth's surface, but also under the sea. One of the first causes is fishing. It is not about the human being to stop fishing, but it is about doing it in a more irresponsible and less indiscriminate way. When we acquire an excess of shellfish or eat very small fish we are inadvertently contributing to the business of indiscriminate fishing. At Ecologist Verde, we talk about human actions that destroy the seas.
Do not buy fish obtained with harmful methods
The bottom trawlingFor example, it is a destructive method, in which more is destroyed than what is obtained.
In addition, to carry out many other fishing practices, substances are dumped into the water that are the cause of the destruction of many species. Likewise, the violent dynamite fishing It has been the cause of killing large populations of reef fish, as well as the passage of boats often damages corals and algae. Find out and buy only the fish that you will need, without abuse, trying not to buy small fish and making sure that they have been caught using sustainable methods.
In agriculture, organic over pesticides
Agriculture is another of the human practices that most deteriorate the sea. Not only for him pesticide use and similar in the lands that can lead to marine pollution and destroy plants and animals, but a large amount of drinking water obtained by humans is used for irrigation in agriculture.
Likewise, we have to buy products that have a guarantee that they have been grown in a sustainable and responsible way.
Never litter the beaches
The human being, when bathing on the beaches, must have an individual behavior respectful of the sea. This implies, of course, not dumping substances of any kind into the waters, nor wastes that damage the seas. The most dangerous substances are petroleum, pesticides, and oils or metals, but we can apply it to all kinds of things thrown into the waters (from a soft drink to a plastic bag) that, in the long run and with accumulation, end up seriously polluting the seas. This also means not flushing toxic substances down the toilet or sink.
The industry It is another of the human activities that dirties the sea the most. Air pollution itself also leaves its mark on the marine masses, not only intercedes in the air and in human health itself. This pollution also gets into the seas, which make it not good for us to bathe in them, and it also deteriorates them little by little. By expelling large amounts of carbon dioxide and toxic gases from a factory, you are influencing the health of the air and the sea, as well as the chemical waste from these industries (such as oil) that goes into your waters.
Our way of fighting against this is by choosing brands that emit a low pollution index, follow the reuse rule and avoid buying more than we need, so as not to encourage the emergence of new factories. Although the leaders of the main developed countries are already setting limits not to exceed to minimize this damage, large amounts of dioxide are still released annually into the atmosphere.
Minimize driving and choose natural products
Choosing well the companies that work in a sustainable way should be the first step when making a purchase of any nature, as well as opting for ecological or bio products They do not use pesticides or toxins that pollute the planet.
But, in addition, in our daily lives, we can do much more for the seas: avoid driving in private vehicles, it would be one of them. With practices such as traveling by bicycle, shopping in small shops where we can walk, choosing national products to minimize the impact of pollution during transport, etc., we are helping to stop the damage to our seas.
Another solution to alleviate the abuses that traditional agriculture does in the seas and oceans, is to start buying organic vegetables and greens or, better yet, create our own garden, where food will not only taste better to us, but we will also have the satisfaction of being able to feed ourselves without damaging the environment and, therefore, the seas.
Civic behavior when we go to sea
What's more, do not harm or take marine species for no reason. Even some shells that we collect on the seashore are necessary for the life of some species. If we fish as a hobby, break algae or interact with species while doing activities such as scuba diving, we are destroying a part of the maritime ecosystem.
The beaches and seas must be taken care of, know well what is convenient for them, not damage them in any of our individual activities and consume, as far as possible, shellfish or larger fish that have been caught with responsible and non-abusive methods.
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