Ocean's PH

I find it amazing that in the huge Ocean's of the world, that the PH has risen by .1 since the industrial revolution. Was 8.2 for 600,000 years, now it's 8.1, and by 2100 may be 7.8.

A Look Into Future Oceans for Shellfish Reasons - WSJ.

Bury C02 under the Ocean

A Plan for U.S. Emissions to Be Buried Under Sea - NY Times.

Hope it gets approval, sounds more cost effective than many other proposals... And good to try out and see if it works or not.

Coral Fossils Suggest That Sea Level Can Rise Rapidly?

Coral Fossils Suggest That Sea Level Can Rise Rapidly New York Times

A bit scary...

I am glad I don't live next to the Ocean!

Sea of Trash

Sea of Trash from the NY Times. From various sources including storm drain run offs, ships, etc. a huge amount of plastic is in the oceans.

What can be done about it? It's all about money. In the developed world having bio-degradable plastics and/or banning plastic bags can help. In the rest of the world, I don't know.

Ocean Challenges

Two articles that about the challenges facing Oceans.

Fishing our oceans to death from my local paper, and Sour Times - The sea is becoming more acidic. That is not good news if you live in it from The Economist.

What is not mentioned usually in articles about overfishing, is how much more fish there used to be in the Oceans. Using historically data, it makes the overfishing debate even more worrisome.

Sea Urchins in Los Angeles

LA Times Story - In deep with the sea urchins

Summary:

• Not many people in Los Angeles still fishing Sea Urchins
• Market is being hurt by cheap imports
  
• Local stocks are depleted for Sea Urchins
  

Coral Issue

Interesting... Corals May Get Help Adapting to Warmer Waters Basically transplant Algae that can stand higher temperatures to coral that are happening in the world's oceans.

Poison used for Fishing

NY Times article about people using Poison for Fishing In Remote Valley, a Grim Redefinition of ‘Fishing’. Which is destroying the habitat which reduces the number of fish. Similar problems with tropical fish that are used for aquariums, that is destroying coral reefs. This has killed most of the coral reefs in the Philippines.

My guess on the major reason that is causing this is poverty. The minimum wage in the Philippines per day is 140 to 280 Pesos per day. Or $3.44 to $6.88 per day. Converter for Pesos to Dollars.

Human Impact on Oceans

The Register has a Map of the Human Impact on Oceans. 40% of the Ocean has been heavily impacted. The highest areas are on the coast. An example of this in Los Angeles is the warning in many areas not to eat certain types of fish due to toxins.