Comments on: Jane Lubchenco has documented mysterious Pacific dead zones http://earthsky.org/water/mysterious-dead-zones-appear-in-the-pacific-northwest A Clear Voice for Science Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:27:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bob bob http://earthsky.org/water/mysterious-dead-zones-appear-in-the-pacific-northwest/comment-page-1#comment-13652 bob bob Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:33:25 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=4074#comment-13652 why do people keep littering why do people keep littering

]]> By: tim Daniels http://earthsky.org/water/mysterious-dead-zones-appear-in-the-pacific-northwest/comment-page-1#comment-13409 tim Daniels Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:50:18 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=4074#comment-13409 is there ways of replenishing the oxygen in the sea. is there ways of replenishing the oxygen in the sea.

]]> By: alice gordon http://earthsky.org/water/mysterious-dead-zones-appear-in-the-pacific-northwest/comment-page-1#comment-4856 alice gordon Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:11:13 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=4074#comment-4856 <p>Is it possible that the oceanic “Dead Zones” in the Pacific Northwest are results of previous polluting oil-spills? Perhaps leftover residue from the clean-ups would be carried more easily in suspension in warmer waters of summer, making it more accessible to ingestion by plants and animals, thus blocking their ablilty to respire. </p> Roberta H. B.S.Agriculture University of Arizona Is it possible that the oceanic “Dead Zones” in the Pacific Northwest are results of previous polluting oil-spills? Perhaps leftover residue from the clean-ups would be carried more easily in suspension in warmer waters of summer, making it more accessible to ingestion by plants and animals, thus blocking their ablilty to respire.

Roberta H.
B.S.Agriculture
University of Arizona

]]> By: Benjamin Napier http://earthsky.org/water/mysterious-dead-zones-appear-in-the-pacific-northwest/comment-page-1#comment-4776 Benjamin Napier Tue, 06 May 2008 11:49:16 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=4074#comment-4776 <p>I lived in Newport, Or from 1965 to 1973. As a kid I was always fascinated with the Ocean. Several of my friends parents were fishermen and the Oregon State University marine research center was on the south shore of Yaquina Bay. During that time, “dead” zones in the Pacific, right off the coast were noted by both the commercial and sport fishermen as well as by <span class="caps">OSU</span>.</p> <p>Everything you can think of was blamed for their existence from the Russian trewlers lurking offshore to the effluent from Georgia Pacific’s papermill in Toldeo, OR. One cause raised was “global cooling” caused by our pollutants blocking the sun’s energy. That was the cause celebe’ of the time.</p> <p>Trouble was (and is) that nobody ever managed to prove any cause or even to pinpoint a location for any period of time.</p> <p>I think these “dead” zones have always existed and we haven’t a clue as to cause. A good reason to continue our study of the world around us. We haven’t learned everything yet!</p> I lived in Newport, Or from 1965 to 1973. As a kid I was always fascinated with the Ocean. Several of my friends parents were fishermen and the Oregon State University marine research center was on the south shore of Yaquina Bay. During that time, “dead” zones in the Pacific, right off the coast were noted by both the commercial and sport fishermen as well as by OSU.

Everything you can think of was blamed for their existence from the Russian trewlers lurking offshore to the effluent from Georgia Pacific’s papermill in Toldeo, OR. One cause raised was “global cooling” caused by our pollutants blocking the sun’s energy. That was the cause celebe’ of the time.

Trouble was (and is) that nobody ever managed to prove any cause or even to pinpoint a location for any period of time.

I think these “dead” zones have always existed and we haven’t a clue as to cause. A good reason to continue our study of the world around us. We haven’t learned everything yet!

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