Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists

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Rant - Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists

"In some spots off Washington state and Oregon['s coast] , the almost complete absence of oxygen has left piles of Dungeness crab carcasses littering the ocean floor, killed off 25-year-old sea stars, crippled colonies of sea anemones and produced mats of potentially noxious bacteria that thrive in such conditions."

Source: Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists
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rant by Sea-spout
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H20MansLibrary
2 years ago

I started reading the book "Bottomfeeder" about overfishing and its impact on the oceans. Really depressing and this low oxygen emergence is another byproduct of unsustainable approaches to feeding the planet. The book is worth a read.

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Sea-spout
2 years ago

Thanks for the tip, H20ML. I just finished Kon-Tiki and am about to start Dove. (Is that on your library listings?) I figured while I'm mending my wing and land-bound I can still vicariously sail.

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Rev.MCC
2 years ago

Is it me or is the decision making on protecting our natural resources for the future clearly hypoxic?

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kevinw
2 years ago

Global warming is expected to change ocean circulation patterns in such a way as to increase anoxic conditions globally. This is one of the primary reasons why large sudden increases of CO2 appear to be the cause of most mass extinction events in the geologic record. Of course, humans are now emitting CO2 1000 times faster than has ever occurred in the geologic past. Wonder what that portends...?

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H20MansLibrary
2 years ago

@sea-spout, thanks for the heads up on Dove. I had not heard of that, but I will definitely pick it up. I did just read and review a good sailing book called "A Voyage for Madmen" Review is here: http://thewatermanslibrary.com/Site/VoyageForMadmen.html

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