Sea Pollution; our fault.

A recent topic of discussion among scientists is the increasing water pollution today. According to an article by Andrew C. Revkin in the New York Times, our water has gotten very dirty. This pollution has caused the ecosystems to be disrupted making the water not suitable for certain species, either endangering them or causing them to migrate to different waters. Coral Reefs have suffered a lot from the pollution. About 40% of the waters are strongly affected. "The billions of tons of carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere from fuel burning each year gets absorbed by the water, where it forms carbonic acid." This is what is changing the pH levels of the water. This could perhaps kill off reef-building species and other speices. organisms clinging to ships have caused marine invasions, like the zebra mussels to America, and the comb jellyfish to the Black Sea. It seems we did not see the extent of our impact on the waters.

Revkin, Andrew. "Human Shadows on the Seas" New York Times. March 8th, 2008.