Oct 23, 2006

Ocean 'dead zones' increasing fast

Oct. 22: Researchers working off the coast of Oregon are finding vast expanses of dead marine life, due to a lack of oxygen in the ocean water. NBC's John Larson reports. (Nightly News)The number of “dead zones” in the world’s oceans may have increased by a third in just two years, threatening fish stocks and the people who depend on them, the U.N. Environment Program said on Thursday. Full read via MSNBC