Ocean Exploration Research Paper

Who would've thought that 94 percent of life on Earth is aquatic, that makes us land occupants a very small portion of the overall life on Earth. With this being said, ocean exploration is essential in gaining knowledge on what we are sharing our planet with. The oceans continue to provide many medical benefits with their many plants and animals.

Exploration is key in observing. Observation is the first step in the scientific process. We don't know what we want to know more about unless we explore. We could expand so many horizons by exploring the ocean in more detail. We could learn more about our planet, the life is sustains, and the different uses of its resources. Exploring the ocean causes more needs for different technology, meaning more advances in our inventions. We are naturally a curious species, and it only makes sense to continue expanding our knowledge.

Secondly the oceans make up roughly 70 percent of Earth's surface and 97 percent of our water.

They're the Earth's largest ecosystem and it's largest life support system. Oceans produce half of the oxygen people need to breathe, and also absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reduce the impact of climate change. Why wouldn't we continue to explore something that covers over half of our planet?

Besides the fact that our oceans take up majority of our planet, the medical benefits it has are unbelieveable. Biological and chemical materials from marine life are in use or are being developed to fight against HIV, inflammation, tuberculosis, cancer, and fungal infections. For example, a species of caribbean sponges are capable of making compounds used in producing azidothymidine (AZT) which is an antiretroviral drug used in treating HIV retrovirus, that causes AIDS. In order for our species to continue, we need to find new resources to live off

of.
The idea of exploring the sea is not randomly roaming around in hopes of finding something new and interesting. It is a very disciplined, systematic process. It includes many observations and documentation of physical, geological, chemical, biological, and archaeological views of the ocean. Throughout all of this, we may be able to better predict earthquakes and tsunamis. If the entire planet's ice were to melt, the oceans will rise by about 66 meters, with this being said we need to be able to protect the living organisms on land by predicting dangers that could arise from the ocean.
Exploring space is much more complicated than exploring the sea. Sea exploration doesn't take nearly as long as exploring another planet. If we continue to expand our knowledge on Earth, there will be no need for life on another planet. A very small percent of ocean floor has been meticulously mapped out, we know less about what makes up 70 percent of Earth's landscape than about the far side of the moon. Besides the amount of time it takes to explore in space, it is constantly changing and expanding faster than the speed of light. Therefore, a large portion of what we know about space is abstract and may even be incorrect.
In closing, sea exploration is a much more valuable use of our research than space exploration. We have so many great resources on our own planet, why not take advantage of them before we look on another planet? We need to be knowledgeable about our own planet in order to keep it useful for generations to come. There will be no need for life on another planet if we make use of the resources Earth holds.