How did the Hawaiian Islands form? http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/hawaii.html

#Coral reefs are dying. Why should you be worried? Check out this podcast about the value of coral reefs: http://go.usa.gov/iaE

want to continue to make a profit from selling them, perhaps the only way to save the species is

to take matters into our own hands as the general public.We can reduce the amount of bluefin tuna sushi we eat or stop eating it completely.

Sources: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=bye-bye-bluefin-tuna-10-03-28

Sources (continued): http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1973374,00.html

Sources (continued): http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=sushi-cide-secret-ballot-kills-hope-2010-03-23

The seafloor of the Atlantic Ocean is growing while the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean is shrinking. Due to plate tectonics and seafloor

spreading, the Atlantic Ocean is growing through the plate movement at the Mid-Atlantic ridge which is a divergent plate boundary. At the

the same time, the Pacific Ocean is shrinking due to the plate movement at the various trenches located along the Ring Of Fire.These

trenches are convergent plate boundaries. More to come about plate tectonics. To learn more in the meantime, you can check out the

following websites:http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/developing.html and http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/pt.info.htm

Did u know: Bluefin tuna is on the verge of extinction due to long line fishing and overfishing for the restaurant and sushi industry.

Bluefin tuna is known as maguro and toro or o-toro in sushi restaurants and eateries.

Did u know: Sea jellies, previously called jelly fish, are 95% water. They are able to absorb oxygen and store it in their "jelly".

The transparent bodies of sea jellies provide excellent camouflage and makes it hard for predators to see them as they float in the water.

Sea turtles are one of the primary predators of sea jellies. Because plastic bags floating in water closely resemble sea jellies,sea turtles

often mistakenly ingest plastic bags and die. We can help save sea turtles by throwing plastic bags away in plastic bag recycling

containers or garbage cans if recycling is not an option. When in our boats, we can stow plastic bags in a secure location until

we can dispose of them properly when we return to shore. Sea turtles and other sea jelly predators would thank us if they could! :)