Project(by:(Elaine(Krebs(USC(Masters(Student(in(Marine(and(Environmental(Biology(

Prey=(animal((being(eaten(!Predator=(animal((doing(the(ea?ng((

This(food(web(shows(how(animals(are(connected!(((

What!happens!to!!the!animals!if!garbage!!is!added!to!the!web?!!

!!!

What!happens!to!us?!!

Elaine(Krebs(M.S.(Marine(and(Environmental(Biology,(2015((

Where!are!humans!connected!to!the!web?!!

(Are!we!

!predators!!or!prey?(

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Which!animals!!are!predators?!!!Which!animals!are!prey?!!!Can!you!find!one!that!is!both?!!

Problems:! Effects:! Solu@ons:!

K  Take!public!transporta@on!or!ride!your!bike!whenever(possible(–(this(helps(us(use(less(oil(((

(K  Use!reusable!boDles!and!bags!instead(of(plas?c(

ones(–(oil(is(the(main(ingredient(in(plas?c(

K  Minimize!water!usage!especially(when(it’s(raining(–(this(reduces(stress(on(the(sewage(system(

(K  Don’t!put!chemicals!or!oils!down!the!drain!–(this(

can(clog(pipes(and(cause(them(to(burst.(

K  Avoid!use!of!pes@cides!and!fer@lizers!–(rain(washes(these(chemicals(into(the(ocean(

(K  Put!trash!and!recyclables!in!to!the!proper!bins!–(

so(they(don’t(get(blown(into(water(

K  Oysters(K  Fish(K  Crabs((

K  Don’t!fish!in!protected!areas!!K  Avoid!ea@ng!fish!that!are!in!danger!of!

ex@nc@on,(such(as(the(Bluefish(Tuna(–(eat(boun?ful(fish(such(as(trout(instead!((