Pacific Ocean Beaches
Research Problem
People of different cultures and originality have invaded Pacific Ocean beaches. The invasion has made the beaches dirty and overly unhealthy. Some of the human activities that directly impact the beaches are the restaurants and cultures that do not appreciate the importance of clean beaches. The purpose of this research is to examine the differences in beaches of different areas to determine how the beaches have been affected by cultures around the area. Furthermore, the research would evaluate the relationship between the beaches and the culture of restaurants concerning the conservation of the beach, making it friendly or not. More importantly, the research aims to come up with a solution that would help clean the bad beaches.
Evidence
Along the pacific coast, many restaurants have been built and are operational. Some of the big hotels under the surf rider include the Bahia Resort and Blue Sea Beach hotels in the San Diego Beachfront area. These two restaurants have their location on the beaches with commitment and care on offering a clean environment to their guests and employees. However, there has been a challenge with the pollution of the beaches with waste, which results in air pollution. According to the air quality technical report for California, on Bahia Resort hotel, according to the report the hotel emits ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and other toxic air contaminants. Both hotels also contribute to solid waste disposal in the ocean (Kiessling et al., 2017). A report from EIA has revealed that the discharge of sewage from the hotels into the surface water should be watched. In order to avoid the severity of solid waste, it is essential to ensure that all the waste is treated before its disposal.
The restaurant cultures are to create a clean and safe environment. More so, the hotel is under the regulations of the Surfrider Foundation, whose main aim is to ensure the protection of the world’s ocean and beaches. The aim of doing this is to ensure controlled action on climate change as coasts are the epicenters for climate change. Surfrider campaigns against plastic pollution are highest around the California region, which borders the Pacific Ocean. These restaurants should arise and join surfing day collections to help in the reduction of these solid wastes that pollute the ocean beaches (Wilts et al., 2020). This will help in the protection of the local coasts.
Solutions
It is essential to work on interventions that help eliminate the differences in culture and focus on cleaning beaches and maintaining cleanliness. In this fight, we will focus on plastic pollution, reducing the impacts of plastics on marine environments. Also, we could focus on ocean protection; these are measures that help defend oceans from threats, a significant concern on the importance of the ecosystem. This effort will result in coastal preservation, where the interest is to protect the threatened beaches and shorelines (Kiessling et al., 2017). Furthermore, another solution should be directed towards protecting the world’s precious natural resource, water, to ensure its clean, healthy, and sustainable. Lastly, it is to ensure that the beach is accessible to all people to enjoy; this sends a notice to decision-makers to offer complete and fair access to the beach. With these elements set in place, the beach that will be created is a good one, free from pollution. Additionally, incorporating all people in the solutions will create a sense of belonging make people take full conservation responsibility (Rodríguez-Revelo et al., 2018).
References
Flores, S. (2018). Hawaii’s Sea of Trash.
Kiessling, T., Salas, S., Mutafoglu, K., & Thiel, M. (2017). Who cares about dirty beaches? Evaluating environmental awareness and action on coastal litter in Chile. Ocean & Coastal Management, 137, 82-95.
Morang, A., Dunkin, L. M., Bucaro, D. F., Wethington, J. A., Chrzastowski, M. J., & Theuerkauf, E. J. (2019). Sediment Budget for the North Illinois Shore from the Wisconsin Border to Wilmette Harbor. ERDC Vicksburg United States.
Rodríguez-Revelo, N., Espejel, I., García, C. A., Ojeda-Revah, L., & Vázquez, M. A. S. (2018). Environmental services of beaches and coastal sand dunes as a tool for their conservation. In Beach Management Tools-Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies (pp. 75-100). Springer, Cham.
Wilts, H., Schinkel, J., & Feder, L. (2020). Prevention of plastic waste in production and consumption by multi-actor partnerships.
Appendixes
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Figure 1: Kamilo Beach, Hawaii (Flores, 2018)
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Figure 2: South Shore Beach, Wisconsin (Morang et al., 2020)
