Sentences with phrase «overall health of the oceans»

We talked of ocean remote sensing, scuba diving (he loved getting in and under the ocean), the threat to coral reefs, the overall health of the oceans, and, even, surfing.

There is growing concern over the decline of fisheries and the overall health of the ocean: scientists estimate that 90 % of stocks are fished at or beyond sustainable limits, habitats like coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification, and large areas of ocean and coastlines are polluted.

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A pioneering study — led by scientists from Imperial College London in collaboration with marine biologists from UC Santa Barbara — found that the predators, through their fecal material, transfer vital nutrients from their open ocean feeding grounds into shallower reef environments, contributing to the overall health of these fragile ecosystems.

The consequences of this overall process, known as «ocean acidification», are raising concerns for the biological, ecological, and biogeochemical health of the world's oceans, as well as for the potential societal implications.

Some of these animals may be small, such as phytoplankton, but they form the base of the ocean food chain and are critically important for overall ocean health.