U.N. Says Number of Ocean "Dead Zones" Rising Fast

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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1019-09.htm


The number of "dead zones" in the world's oceans may have increased by a third in just two years, threatening fish stocks and the people who depend on them, the U.N. Environment Program said on Thursday.

Fertilizers, sewage, fossil fuel burning and other pollutants have led to a doubling in the number of oxygen-deficient coastal areas every decade since the 1960s.

Now experts estimate there are 200 so-called ocean dead zones, compared with 150 two years ago.

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The UNEP said in a statement that experts warn "these areas are fast becoming major threats to fish stocks and thus to the people who depend upon fisheries for food and livelihoods."
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food

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[C_U_L8R]

1. No wonder the Stingrays are so pissed off

[shadowknows69]

2. I've said it before and I'm sure more than one scientist would agree

As go the oceans, so goes the rest of us.

[Opusnone]

3. This should be getting alot more reads

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