Looks like I will need to add Hypoxic zones to our threat - TopicsExpress



          

Looks like I will need to add Hypoxic zones to our threat index. Due to human activities, both urban and agricultural, we are faced with what NOAA calls nutrient pollution. Basically it is all of the grap we let flow into our streams and rivers which then makes its way to our oceans to create marine life dead zones. All of those dead fish videos you see pop up every year are mostly due to dead zones like this. Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several NOAA-supported forecast models. The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico affects nationally important commercial and recreational fisheries, and threatens the region’s economy. The Chesapeake dead zones, which have been highly variable in recent years, threaten a multi-year effort to restore the Bay’s water quality and enhance its production of crabs, oysters, and other important fisheries. noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130618_deadzone.html
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:18:52 +0000

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