Ocean Acidification
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION is a critical outcome of increasing dissolution of CO2 in seawater. Decreasing ocean pH results in decreasing calcification, respiratory difficulties, and reproductive changes in marine species worldwide. The most evident result can be found in the dramatic changes evident in coral reefs, as rich a biotic community as the rain forest, as well as in microscopic organisms at the bottom of the marine food chain that sustain fisheries and food security. Both these ecosystems are now experiencing the serious negative consequences of increased acidification of climate.
Image Credit: ocean-acidification.net
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- The Ocean As A Classroom
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- Ocean Policy
- Ocean Research
AN APP FOR THE OCEAN
We have a NEW APP to showcase W2O programs and offerings. Download the app for free today on the App Store by searching for "W2O". With the app installed you'll have access to our weekly World Ocean Radio broadcasts, each issue of the World Ocean Journal, updates to the World Ocean Forum blog, access to these monthly newsletters, and more—all in one easy-to-use app! We hope you'll download today, RATE AND REVIEW on the App Store, and let us know how it works!
OUTLAW OCEAN MUSIC PROJECT:
A CROSSOVER BETWEEN MUSIC & JOURNALISM
All music in this project is based on THE OUTLAW OCEAN, a New York Times best-selling book by Ian Urbina that chronicles lawlessness at sea around the world. The reporting touches on a diversity of abuses ranging from illegal and overfishing, arms trafficking at sea, human slavery, gun-running, intentional dumping, murder of stowaways, thievery of ships, and other topics. The music is an act of solidarity across geography and language, and an attempt at storytelling from written word to music. It is a captivating collection of inspired songs. Take your pick: listen to ambient tracks, classical, electronic or hiphop.