the ocean
the blue place
why the ocean is going bad
The ocean absorbs about 30 percent of the CO2 emitted from human activities. As the volume of atmospheric CO2 grows, the ocean collects its proportionate share. To give you an idea of how much that is, in 2013, countries emitted nearly 40 billion tons of carbon. According to the World Meteorological Organization, that represents the biggest surge in CO2 concentration since 1984.
So what does more acid in the ocean mean? For one thing, it means less calcium carbonate. This mineral is a key ingredient in the shells of several marine species, and without it, fewer shellfish are surviving to adulthood. One oyster farm in Washington state reported that their oyster production declined by 42 percent in just 10 years. The tiny shellfish that feed Alaska's salmon stocks are also in danger to say nothing of the state's lucrative crab fishery.
So what does more acid in the ocean mean? For one thing, it means less calcium carbonate. This mineral is a key ingredient in the shells of several marine species, and without it, fewer shellfish are surviving to adulthood. One oyster farm in Washington state reported that their oyster production declined by 42 percent in just 10 years. The tiny shellfish that feed Alaska's salmon stocks are also in danger to say nothing of the state's lucrative crab fishery.
here are some of the animals
Cockscomb Cup Coral
The Cockscomb Cup Coral is a true stony coral that lives in the deep sea and in cold-water fjords rather than on shallow, tropical coral reefs
Crown-of-thorns Starfish
The Crown-of-thorns Starfish is a sea star named for the spines that cover its body and arms.
Sea cucumbers are a type of marine invertebrate related to the sea urchins and sea stars, collectively known as the echinoderms
Longnose Sawshark
The Longnose Sawshark is one of seven species of sawsharks, noted for their long, flat rostrum (=snout) that is covered with several large teeth on its left and right sides giving it the shape of a saw blade
Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus
The four species of blue-ringed octopuses are small predators that live in tide pools and shallow rocky reefs throughout the western Pacific and Indian oceans
Short-beaked Common Dolphin
For many years, the Short-beaked Common Dolphin was known as simply the “common dolphin.”