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Oceans And Seas Articles

Article:	Our oceans are turning into plastic...are we? - Susan Casey, Best Life Magazine	View Article
Published:	10/25/2007	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 262 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Oceans And Seas & Waste Management

Article Details: A vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing obesity, infertility...and worse. It is dubbed the "Eastern Garbage Patch" by scientists.

Article:	Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities - Ransom Myers and Boris Worm	View Article
Published:	5/15/2003	View Comments (0)
Submitted by:	Frank K 254 days ago	Add Comment
Categories:	Habitats & Oceans And Seas

Article Details: The authors'analysis suggests that the global ocean has lost more than 90% of large predatory fishes. This is the first analysis to show general, pronounced declines of entire communities across widely varying ecosystems. The potential ecosystem effects of removing 90% of large predators from the open oceans is bound to be widespread, and possibly difficult to reverse.