They're Taking Over - jellyfish bloom and the future of the ocean.

Re:They're Taking Over - jellyfish bloom and the future of t... by elangoc on Sunday September 08, 2013 @04:26PM (#6350162)

You lost me at "only solution". How about we humans stop overfishing the oceans? We eat way too much meat in an unnecessary, gluttonous way, and seafood is included. The terrestrial manifestation is lower quality food, poorer diets, extra greenhouse gases, and pollution runoff in inland waters. The jellyfish problem is the oceanic manifestation. A systemic problem requires a systemic change. I doubt humans throughout history have proportionally eaten as much meat as Americans eat today. But these days, for the first time, we have too many humans to safely ignore the consequences.

The oceans are being acidified by absorbing CO2, which dissolves into the water. Does desalinating water solve that problem? Better yet, does it scale?? The amt of water humans need for drinking is nothing compared to the size of the ocean.

Nuclear fission is not a clean energy solution -- the waste lives on forever. Fusion is not an option at the moment, and we need to start on solutions now until/unless fusion energy happens.

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Re:They're Taking Over - jellyfish bloom and the future of t... by geoka9 on Sunday September 08, 2013 @05:09PM (#6350349)

> How about we humans stop overfishing the oceans?

I agree. Also, how about we stop driving personal cars and start using public transportation / bikes / hikes whenever possible, making it a priority in our lives to the point that a car trip makes us feeling guilty?

As I understand it, CO2 emissions from cars is one of the major reasons for the ocean acidification and, considering the immense magnitude and consequences of it, it's almost a crime not to care about it (as most of us do).

Come on, let's wisen up - most of us in the first world coutries live in cities with decent public transportation and other sustainable options. Let's use them!

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