The enormous impact that oceans have on our planet influences how we live our lives on this earth. In this regard, we can agree that our lives depend on the oceans and their many contributions to the earth's environmental services. Oceans help make our planet different from any other planet in the solar system. Incidentally, oceans occupy more than two-thirds of the world's surface; in addition to giving us a form of outdoor recreation, many people seek ecosystem services by visiting the beach, it is a place where people use the invaluable aesthetic and spiritual value of the ocean. Some travel beneath the surface to enjoy and explore its beautiful habitats. The ocean is an immense structure that supports life on earth. Therefore, without the oceans we would not be able to breathe because various organisms that live in the ocean environment such as phytoplankton and stromatolites that create oxygen and help us stay alive and well. Aquaculture plays an important role in ocean services by enabling a new way of food production worldwide by making long-term sustainable practices available and leveling food security and environmental costs. Furthermore, when it comes to the world's food source, we depend on the ocean for "21 trillion dollars in food", due to frequent fishing by fishermen for people's meals and as a means of income. Fish being a dominant food source in the human race due to its nourishment and abundance of omega 3, proteins and other mineral substances beneficial for maintaining health, therefore provides us with the additional services of the ocean. Additionally, many of the animals that live among us have a......middle of paper......y 2014]Seawater Farming. Available from: http://12.000.scripts.mit.edu/mission2014/solutions/seawater-farming.[10 February 2014]Most ocean pollution starts on land. Available from: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html. [February 10, 2014]September 3, 2013, 3:06 pm, 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Navy: Hundreds of dolphins and whales will die due to explosive tests and the use of sonar. Available from: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-hundreds-of-dolphins-whales-to-die-from-bomb-tests-sonar-use/. [February 10, 2014] Taylor Casti, September 25, 2013, Ocean versus space: what is the true final frontier? Available from: http://mashable.com/2013/09/25/ocean-vs-space/. [February 10, 2014]November-December 2002, Harvard Magazine, The Ocean Carbon Cycle. Available from: http://harvardmagazine.com/2002/11/the-ocean-carbon-cycle.html. [February 10 2014]