Thursday, November 6, 2008

How are the sea turtles effected by plastic debris in San Diego Bay?

Thoughts of our Final Product:
We want to create a high quality and well thought out turtle awareness short video for the public. The video will be based on the ideas of how species of turtles are dying off, how turtles have a shorter life span with plastic in the ocean, etc. In addition to that, we also want to produce a calender dedicated to turtles entirely; how they are effected by human life, when they mate, when they come up to lay their eggs, and most importantly how pollution effects them.

Social Issues that connect to this topic:
-public awareness/public education

-solutions on how to decrease the amount of plastic bags in the ocean from private companies(grocery stores, all stores)

-how the people(visitors and residents) view this issue and how THEY help to not contribute to it
We plan on going to various locations to talk to experts about how the turtles are effected as well as the facts on how plastic gets into the ocean and how we can help eliminate the plastic.

Coast Keeper
-Can you give us an estimate on how much trash is in the ocean? What percent of that is plastic?
-Why is plastic so bad for the ocean and the marine life?
-How does the trash get there?
-Can you give us some tips on how we can eliminate plastic from getting into the ocean?

Birch Aquarium
-Why are sea turtles important to the ocean?
-How do sea turtles mate/what season(months) do they mate?
-In what season do turtles come up to lay their eggs?
-How long is the baby turtle inside the egg?
-Does the mother turtle come up and take care of the egg till they hatch?
-How do baby turtles grow up to live on their own?
-How are the newly born sea turtles effected by plastic in the ocean?
-What is the potential of certain species of sea turtles dying off due to the plastic debris in the ocean?
-Are there any species of sea turtles that are endangered already?

People of San Diego Bay(Visitors)
-How do you feel about plastic debris in the ocean?
-Do you know ways we can cut down on the pollution in the ocean?

People of San Diego Bay(Residents)
-How do you feel about the current state of San Diego Bay?

People of San Diego Bay(Venders)
-How do you feel about the current state of San Diego Bay?
-Do you use material that is more "environmentally friendly"?
-How do you feel about marine life(sea turtles)being effected by our pollution?
-Do you know ways we can cut down on pollution going into the ocean?
-How can you promote less pollution in the ocean?


Schedule:
This week start scheduling interviews for next week.
Start gathering information through interviews next week and take pictures for calender.
Week after start putting together calender; have at least three of the twelve months done.

Resources Needed:
Camera for pictures
InDesign
A printing company

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