Transcript Endangered Species Act - Kenan Fellows Program

Endangered Species Act
By: Amanda, Lura, Zack and Annie
(This is a fictitious endangered species
plan for the year 2055.)
N.C. 2055
 The environment in 2055 is very polluted.
 Beaches will be more eroded and will be
drier.
 Water is starting to become more salty and
acidic
 Global warming is heating the planet.
 If that weren't enough the Brine Shrimp are
dying!!
Breeding In Captivity
 Breeding in captivity
helps prevent any bad
outside forces.
 Also, breeding the brine
shrimp allows breeders
to control their
environment.
 We will breed the brine
shrimp with 30 ppt salt,
6 ppt fertilizer, and a pH
of 8. The water will be
room temperature.
Monitoring
 To monitor the population size, we will
go out into an ocean in a boat.
Out in the brine shrimp’s natural
environment, we take various samples
from various places.
Counting the number of shrimp in each
sample for a number of years, we can
estimate the population size.
Brine Shrimp Locations
Where are the Shrimp?
 Brine shrimp can be
found in salt lakes
and brine ponds
around the world.
 They also can
tolerate extreme
environmental
changes.
Brine Shrimp Food Chain
 The brine shrimp eat
algae and detritus.
 Flies also eat
detritus.
 Birds, primarily
seagulls, eat the
shrimp.
 When the shrimp
decay, they provide
energy for the algae
What do we test for in the water?
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pH
Dissolved Oxygen
Salinity
Temperature
Sediment
Oil
Other Pollutants
Laws Protecting Brine Shrimp
 The Laws protecting Brine Shrimp now are
the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act
and the Endangered Species Act.
 However, the law enforcement for these laws
are not nearly enough. We need more
enforcement for them.
 We need to require less pollution in the
water, so that the shrimp can live in a less
acidic and polluted environment.
What Technology Helps
 We hope that cloning will help
replenish the brine shrimp population.
 We will also use monitors to measure
the climate and conditions that the
brine shrimp are living in (captivity and
wild).
What YOU need to Know
 To help keep the brine shrimp alive,
YOU need to stop any polluting or
littering in your area.
 You need to help save the brine shrimp
because without them, the whole food
chain would be messed up. Since brine
shrimp are on the bottom of the food
chain, they are the base of all living
things in that food chain.
References
 Loma Linda University. 4 April 2006
http://resweb.llu.edu/
Alumni,Ca. 4 April 2006
http://www.virtualsciencefair.org/
The University of California Press. 4
April 2006 http://www.ucpress.edu