Fifty Ways To Save The Ocean

Fifty Ways To Save The Ocean

Protestors at the London Convention meeting on ocean iron fertilization

People from the Camp for Climate Action, Rising Tide & Biofuelwatch took action against geo-engineering companies who are hoping to make a great deal of money from carbon credits by encouraging the growth of phytoplankton in the oceans. They claim this will 'sequester' carbon dioxide, a technology known as 'ocean seeding'. The campaigners held a demonstration outside a meeting of the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes. | Rising Tide Network | http://uk.youtube.com/user/RisingTideNetwork | Global Change Channel | http://www.mlutz.net/GCC.htm

Fifty ways to save The Ocean

The earth planet shouldn't be called earth, it should be called planet ocean!

Oceans cover approximately 75% of the world's surface and without them the earth would die. The oceans sustain the life on this planet and are essential to our health.

The health of our oceans is being compromised by accelerated human disturbances such as over fishing, pollution, global warming and other environmental factors making the health of our oceans a very serious cause for concern.

"politicians respond to money" "and they respond to votes"

Eco journalist David Helvarg of the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Oceanographic Institute, explains parts of his written book '50 Ways to Save the Ocean' and how we can all make small but significant actions to make sure they're preserved for our future generations to enjoy.

For a more detailed analysis on the health of our oceans please watch additional videos on my blog on my profile.

This video was uploaded with permission from Mary Lynn Price of Dive Film and in conjuction with The Scripps Oceanagraphic Institute.

Synthetic Sea

Investigating Marine Pollution

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography are conducting biological experiments on the effects of pollutants on marine life in six locations in San Diego bay.

Underwater video of low dissolved oxygen event in Hood Canal

Over the past several years, low-oxygen events in Puget Sound's Hood Canal have caused significant die offs of marine life, including multiple species of fish, shellfish and invertebrates. While low-oxygen levels are not new, these low-dissolved oxygen events have become more frequent and longer lasting in recent years.

Hood Canal is an underwater fjord where normal oxygen exchange in the water takes place slowly because of the depth of the water and the canal's shape. Nitrogen entering the water from human sources stimulates algae blooms in the canal. When algae decomposes, it absorbs oxygen from the water. Under certain weather and wind conditions, the level of life-sustaining dissolved oxygen in the water drops so low that fish and other underwater species suffocate.

Parts of Hood Canal are prime habitat for slow-reproducing species, such as rockfish and lingcod. These fish are most susceptible to low-oxygen events because they normally live as long as 25 years before reproducing offspring.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) filmed underwater conditions in Hood Canal during a Sept. 19, 2006, low-oxygen event. This underwater video was filmed near Sund Rocks on the west side of Hood Canal by WDFW Research Scientist Wayne Palsson.

WDFW is monitoring conditions in Hood Canal and is working to improve and restore Puget Sound's habitat as a sponsor of the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership and an active participant in Gov. Christine Gregoire's Puget Sound Initiative.

Islands Black Tears

With support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the oil consortium plans to expand the drilling and build two ... all » pipelines in one of the most seismic regions in the world. Mitsui, Mitsubishi and Shell's development will affect the world's last 100 or so Western Pacific grey whales. It will destroy the key salmon fishing area off the island by dumping one million tons of waste into the sea and threaten the livelihood of tens of thousands of fishermen. Furthermore the Sakhalinians have to live with a permanent threat that a large oil spill will destroy their environment. The future of Sakhalin lies in the hands of the international financial institutions and multinational companies.

Oil spill off the northern coast of Spain

The Prestige oil spill off the northern coast of Spain in November of 2002 was one of the most destructive human accidents of recent history. Like so many natural and human disasters, the event drew extensive global attention at first from the media and aid sources, but over time the tragedy is to be lived alone by the inhabitants of the region.