I just read a great article by Ted Danson (who knew!) about the trouble facing out oceans right now. It’s important that we all become aware and this article is a great place to start.

Here is just a snippet you will find in this article about saving the ocean:

” The U.N. reports that 75 percent of seafood species are maxed out or overexploited and catches of nearly a third of these species are less than 10 percent of what they once were.

Ninety percent of the big fish — sharks, tuna, swordfish — are already gone, according to a 2003 study in Nature.

The chemistry of the oceans is changing as they absorb 11 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, and scientists say the acidifying waters will make it impossible for coral reefs, the nurseries of the sea, to grow.

At the current rate of acidification, corals, sea snails and other calcium-carbonate-requiring life forms could begin to dissolve by the middle of the century, with potentially catastrophic results. Shellfish and fish will be in deep trouble as well.

This is all happening on our watch.”

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Thanks for visiting! I just want to let you know that I am well aware that there are a lot of link problems going on, on this eco blog. I am working my way through them all one at a time to fix the problem.

In a few days they should all be up and running like they should have been all along.

Thanks again!
Talia

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