'The ocean is life itself. That life is being threatened because of the very reckless and careless activities of human beings,' the U.S. envoy for climate told Newsweek.
A 2022 study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science was the first to link hypoxia with the bloom of red tides across Florida's west coast. Red tides are harmful algae blooms that can kill fish, birds and other marine animals.
"There is a massive amount of climate change impact [in the oceans] because the entire chemistry of the ocean is being changed as a consequence of the heating ocean. That's as well as the particulates from the pollution that is greenhouse gases," Kerry said. "My biggest concern is that human activities on a global basis are threatening the ocean. It's an ecosystem. And that ecosystem is completely under assault," Kerry said.
A stock photo shows a fishing net and a fishing vessel in the background. John Kerry is concerned about the impact overfishing has on the world's oceans.Overfishing can destroy marine habitats and ecosystems. If large numbers of fish are taken away from the habitat, food webs can become disrupted, causing a lack of prey for other marine species. The oceans' ecosystems are balanced delicately, and can alter dramatically if fish are taken from the oceans faster than they can reproduce.
There do remain some who are"seized on the issue." Kerry says it is"typically young folk" that engage in behavior trying to make a difference to the world's oceans:"We need that and a lot more of it. But in the end it is really going to take populations at large to save us from ourselves to pull us back from the brink. It takes leadership."
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