A black sea bass swimming along the reef in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. Despite many efforts to preserve marine life, experts believe the loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change risks "dire effects" on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities. - AP
UNITED NATIONS: The loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change risks "dire effects" on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities, a global conservation body said Saturday (Dec 7).
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said that around 700 sites had been identified globally with low oxygen levels -- up from only 45 in the 1960s.
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