OCEAN POLLUTION

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  The ocean's health may depend on a tiny microbe inside fish

  sciencedaily.com - University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

  A hidden alliance between fish and gut bacteria may be quietly helping regulate the oceans—and even the global carbon cycle. A surprising new …

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  Coral Reefs in French Polynesia Are Stuck Between Life and Death

  insideclimatenews.org - By Ryan Green

  Scientists’ discovery of hollowed coral skeletons after a 2019 bleaching event reveals a reef that isn’t coming back.This story was supported by the …

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  Algal toxins emerge as a new concern in Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea

  nebraskaexaminer.com - Yereth Rosen

  For countless generations, people of the Bering Strait region have relied on the food they harvest from the sea without worrying about harmful algal …

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  Ocean Acidification

  worldatlas.com - Carly Dodd

  Ocean acidification is the long-term decline in seawater pH caused by the ocean's absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Since the start of the …

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  The world's largest oil spill is still leaking 17 tonnes every day

  sciencefocus.com - Luis Villazon

  In 1941, the battleship USS Arizona sank during the attack on Pearl Harbour, along with nearly 5,000 tonnes of oil in its fuel tanks. This has been …

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  6 ways seamanship protects our seas: ‘it is estimated that 30-50% of coral reefs have already been lost’

  yachtingmonthly.com - Yachting Monthly

  Sailing has the unique ability to allow us to be outside of our natural environment; being a land animal at sea can become addictive. The sensation …