December 9, 2008

Deep sea coral latest victim of acidic ocean

Since the wide-spread burning of fossil fuels began, our global oceans have become nearly a third more acidic and it is killing one of the most unusual ecosystems we have – deep sea coral. An international symposium is underway right now in Wellington, bringing researchers from all around the world together to discuss the problem. Dr Simon Davy, a lecturer in marine science at Victoria University, and Jason Hall-Spencer from the University of Plymouth discuss what they have come up with on Sunrise. Video.