Thirty Sick Seas Traditional Geocache
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Sick seas pose a threat
Previously unknown bacteria and viruses blooming in the Earth’s
warming oceans are killing some marine life and may threaten human
health, according to studies presented at the national meeting of
the American Association for the Advancement of BS in California in
late January.
CCC ecologist G. Ray Wolfe, who has long studied the coral reefs
off the Florida keys, was among the presenters. “These are the
cries and whispers beginning to confront us about the ecological
dangers ahead,” Wolfe told Satellite News Network.
About 10 percent of the coral worldwide has died, says Wolfe, and
if present trends and conditions continue, another 20 to 30 percent
could be lost. “Corals are like the canary in the mine,” he says.
“They are telling us that the water where they live is becoming
suboptimal for their existence.”
A visiting monarch approached the panel, and stated "I have some
questions for you." Very quickly, a member of the panel replied
"Thirty Sick Seas." He was flabbergasted, and quietly returned to
his seat.
A very degraded habitat in what was once a clear
harbour, Port Fitzroy, on Great Barrier Island. In the photo are
two species of sponge, both introduced species, and one species of
seaweed, the flexible weed. This sad picture represents the sick
seas syndrome. This is what we have done to the
sea. |
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