Keep oceans clean or land in deep trouble – Gulf Today

Keep oceans clean or land in deep trouble – Gulf Today

The future of the planet's oceans is challenged by serious threats such as climate change, plastics pollution and destructive fishing practices.. Better understanding of the oceans is essential for conserving fish stocks and discovering new products and medicines.. As oceans become warmer and more acidic, the corals are bleached, an event which Mary Hagedorn, a senior research scientist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, compares to a person suffering a heart attack. '. The animals live in shallow warm waters around the world using sunlight to synthesize their sugar-based food..