Fossil fuels are a non-renewable energy source. While they burn easily and provide an efficient form of energy, there are many potential dangers to the environment caused by extracting these fuels from the ocean. What are non-renewable resources? What dangers and impacts on the marine ecosystem arise from harvesting fossil fuels such as oil and methane hydrates from the oceans? What is the overall impact of harvesting non-renewable resources such as these?

What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? information on the number of all whale species currently alive information on the number of all whales hit by boats in the given area information on the number of whale deaths in the world's oceans information on the number of whale offspring born every year. (a) scientists could collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are declining. (b) scientists collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are increasing. (c) scientists work together and use past data to show that fish populations are becoming locally extinct in some areas. (d) scientists work together and use past data to show that some fish populations are adapting to environmental changes.