This may be off thread ,but I just wanted to say that since our gulf (ocean) is being destroyed and all life in it as we knew it
that this event has affected me in a profound way to the very core of my soul. I have always had respect for our natural world and now I have a deeper insight into how intrinsically connected we really are ,to each other and our planet. I think that if our ocean is altered too much that the planet's ability to sustain the life-forms as we now know them to be,
will be greatly compromised. (killing the ocean will change the present biosphere of our panet) Very sad indeed.
This scenario reminds me of the destruction of Mars. On a lighter note It's times like these that I wish I could pilot a space craft and go to another earth like planet.