Just west of Los Angeles, decimated populations of spiny rockfish rummage for prey among bush-like corals. Cold currents from deep valleys wash nutrients between the … Global Warming Is Starving West Coast Waters of OxygenRead more
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Ocean Acidification Making It Harder For Fish to Breathe
As dawn breaks over an estuary meandering past the forests and homes of Maryland’s unincorporated Beverly Beach, silver baitfish surface to gulp at oxygen-rich waters. … Ocean Acidification Making It Harder For Fish to BreatheRead more
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Ocean’s Oxygen Starts Running Low
Climate change is doing more than warming the world’s oceans. It’s also making it harder for marine life to breathe. Curtis Deutsch, associate professor at … Ocean’s Oxygen Starts Running LowRead more
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Climate Change Has All But Destroyed Great Barrier Reef, Study Confirms
More than 90 percent of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is suffering some level of coral bleaching and will likely never return to its original … Climate Change Has All But Destroyed Great Barrier Reef, Study ConfirmsRead more
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Another Threat to Tuna: Ocean Acidification
More acidic oceans could soon start dissolving tuna fish as they swim, long before they make it to consumers’ plates. This worrying news comes from … Another Threat to Tuna: Ocean AcidificationRead more
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Six Years After Deepwater Horizon
Oceana released a new report titled “Time for Action: Six Years After Deepwater Horizon” that highlights the long-term impacts of the worst environmental disaster in … Six Years After Deepwater HorizonRead more
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Shark population threatened due to fin harvesting
The world’s largest shark fin industry lies in the heart of the Coral Triangle, a region of the Indian and Pacific Oceans home to the … Shark population threatened due to fin harvestingRead more
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Great Barrier Reef “Is Dying Under Our Watch”
“Do we really care so little about the Earth on which we live that we don’t wish to protect one of its greatest wonders from … Great Barrier Reef “Is Dying Under Our Watch”Read more
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Great Barrier Reef in severe bleaching
Environmental groups Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government sounded the alarm over severe coral bleaching in the pristine northern reaches of … Great Barrier Reef in severe bleachingRead more
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Acidification affects the ability of bacteria to clean our oceans
Marine bacteria are heavily influenced by the ongoing ocean acidification caused by human emissions of carbon dioxide. Researchers at Linnaeus University can now show that … Acidification affects the ability of bacteria to clean our oceansRead more