Dead Zones in the Oceans

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Our oceans are being heavily polluted by fertilizers & sewage. The pollutants cause algae blooms then deprive the water of oxygen during decomposition. One of the largest dead zones is in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico.
Mass extinction of ocean life could be triggered by human activity, scientists warn

The ocean is slowly being suffocated with levels of oxygen falling at a similar rate to 94 million years ago when there was a mass extinction of marine life, scientists have warned.

While that event was caused naturally, humans are responsible for several different factors driving the increase in “dead zones” in our seas.

One is that sewage and fertilisers running off farmers fields are causing massive blooms of algae that die and then decompose in a process that consumes oxygen. This kills most marine life or forces mobile animals such as fish to flee.

One of the world’s biggest “biological deserts” is in the northern Gulf of Mexico, centred on the mouth of the Mississippi River. The Baltic Sea is also severely affected.

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