Washington, June 1: Ocean acidification, activated by increased carbon dioxide emission, is not only on the verge of changing our marine ecosystems forever, but is also likely to cause huge revenue and job losses.
Intensive fossil-fuel burning and deforestation over the last two centuries have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by almost 40 percent. This has in turn fundamentally altered ocean chemistry by acidifying surface waters, according to a study.
Fish levels and other sea organisms such as planktons, crabs, lobsters, shrimp and corals are expected to suffer, which could leave fishing communities at the brink of an economic disaster.
