Any cite on reasons ?

I can figure that near large rivers and ocean ports the pollution
and runoff is increasing.

The Mississippi River is a primary source for Chlorine by a DOW plant.
When the river goes down in the summer, they switch to salt domes.
They produce Chlorine and another 'salt' like potash or the like.

This isn't new.  So all I can figure it is a push towards desalting
surface water (ice melt) or heating, or pollution.

I think DOW has it right - extract what we put in.  More chemical plants
can do that pulling out what the massive farms spray and dump
each year.

The cities have other responsibilities, New York is perhaps the most in
trouble.

Martin

Doug Stemke wrote:
> Have any of you seen this recent story?  I heard a report on the BBC that
> implies that a very large area of the oceans (I am guessing Pacific as I
> only heard part of the story) are becoming unproductive, ie.
> photosynthesis from plankton is greatly reduced.  I have not yet seen
> where these areas are, but one would assume that there would be a rapid
> decrease in animal life in these areas.  I was wondering about some of the
> postings I've read here that had suggested that several islands in the
> Pacific were seening large decreases in Conus species.  Possible
> connection?
>
>
> I found the reference below; will check it out myself.
>
> The Ocean's Biological Deserts Are Expanding
> Kerr
> ScienceNOW 25 January 2008: 1
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