Objectives

In this globalization era nowadays, people tend to put the environmental issue aside as it does not affect them directly. This includes the ocean dumping case that are facing by oceans in some countries. I'm Huzaifah bin Baharuddin feels like being called upon to talk about this matter and create a blog as a medium to stand up my point of view. Besides, this blog is created for Digital and Mobile Communication subject which is taught by Madam Hawinda binti Karmon.

The objectives of the blog is:-

• To identify the disadvantages of ocean dumping and the effects to living things and human being
• To create awareness and sensitivity to people about the ocean dumping that rarely being exposed to public
• To help the society feel concern for the environment and motivate them to actively participate in environmental improvement and protection
• To determine the solutions on how to reduce the problem of ocean dumping
• To influence other people to involve in the environmental preservation activities

I hope that this blog can give a lot of information to people out there about the environment problem in the world. We as an adult should know how to protect the earth, and even kids nowadays concern about the problem when they voiced out by doing a puppet show. If kids care, how about us?

Ocean Dumping Puppet Show

Source:-

• http://www.hitech-dolphin.com/ocean-picture.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smfCvVdCvwc

Definition

Ocean dumping or marine litter is defined as any deliberate disposal at sea of wastes or other matter from vessels, aircraft, platforms, or other man-made structure at sea (Joe F, 2010)

How Can Living Things Live in Here?

It is considered as water pollution because it makes the sea dirty and affect the living things under the water. Ocean dumping usually cause from ship that leaves port. The waste substances that being thrown will fall to the bottom of the ocean and harm the living things there. Besides,  it can be categorized as a serious problem because until now, the ocean dumping cases have reported to increase.  Currently, ocean dumping is banned worldwide as it give huge impacts to environment. 




Source:- 

• "Joe F. Article Writing 'Ocean Dumping' 10 May 2010. Accessed: 8 March 2013 <http://www.bookrags.com/research/ocean-dumping-enve-02/>".
• http://kristinsibleyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/dumping.html

Causes

The contributors of Ocean Dumping Problem

Ocean dumping will not occur without a reason. There are many causes that contribute to this problem. One of them is cargo activity. Ocean dumping usually comes during cargo sweeping from ships that leaves port. This activity involves removing from the deck such wastes like coal, limestone, slag and others. Though this activity cannot be stopped, but it can be minimized in order to control the amount of waste substances that falls to the deep ocean.

Oil Being Dumped into the Ocean

Uncontrollable Shipping Activities

Illegal Dumping

Secondly is carelessness. Carelessness involves sewage from many places. The carelessness part of it is that the sewage is not cleaned before it is transferred to the ocean.  Some sewage pipes run directly to the ocean with all the contaminants. This activity mostly comes from factories and ships.

Direct pipe into the Ocean

Carelessness lead to Dirty Environment

Uncleaned Sewage Affect the Ocean

Thirdly is no observation and strict act to control the problem. For instance, the people who are responsible about the ocean preservation do not observe and monitor the place that may be affected. Besides, the laws are not being executed and that is why some people do not afraid to commit the water pollution. 

Ocean Protection by Law

Observation needed to be Done  

Jail and fine should be given to the ocean destroyer

Source:

• http://www.oceansoffun.org/index.php/147
• http://www.safety4sea.com/page/14120/9/uani-calls-on-tanzania-to-stop-the-reflagging-of-iranian-vessels
• http://www.kimointernational.org/MaritimeSafetyandPollution.aspx
• http://arabiangazette.com/big-oil-tanker-groups-vulnerable-warn-bosses/
• http://chemistrythatisgreen.blogspot.com/2007/12/sewage.html
• http://vwordpress.stmarys-ca.edu/mjalbertoni/about/
• http://www.wkni.net/web/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=3792:houston-county-jail-docket-12/26/11&Itemid=18