Ocean Map Charts Path of Human Destruction

Ocean Map Charts Path of Human Destruction

blogs.sciencemag.org

Four years in the making, a groundbreaking new map of the state of the world's oceans was released today, and its message is stark: Human activity has left a mark on nearly every square kilometer of sea, severely compromising ecosystems in more than 40 percent of waters.

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Here's a link to a hi-res version of the map:
knb.ecoinformatics.org...
and this is a Google Earth overlay link (.kml) knb.ecoinformatics.org...
It's not as detailed as it could be, but who really knows where nations have been dumping the worst toxic waste and spent fuel rods etc. Also nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia would be something to highlight.

I am scratching my head about that red dot in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Diego Garcia.

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I'll add that this really is a good starting point for managing our impact on the world's oceans.

[edit on 15-2-2008 by Shar_Chi]

the oceans are more important to our livelyhood and existence than most people realise,it is disgusting the way we are treating the marine ecosystem,out of sight out of mind.

it WILL come back and bite us harder than we thought was possible.

diego garcia is a military base right?,looks like someones dumping waste.

also look at all those dots past the china sea,theres some heavy dumping going on there.

[edit on 15-2-2008 by welivefortheson]