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Fish poop helps balance ocean's acid levels WASHINGTON - The ocean's delicate acid balance may be getting help from an unexpected source, fish poop. The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere not only drives global warming, but also raises the amount of CO2 dissolved in ocean water, tending to make it more acid, potentially a threat to sea life.   Nations:Canada   Source:(AP)   2009-01-15 Whales and dolphins stranded in noisy seas ROME - The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world's oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday.   Source:(AP)   2008-12-03 Greenhouse gases make oceans noisier: UN, wildlife groups ROME (AFP) - Greenhouse gases worsen ocean noise by raising acidity levels and causing sound to travel farther, making it ever harder for marine mammals to communicate, UN and wildlife experts said Wednesday.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AFP)   2008-12-03 South China Sea headed for troubled waters: marine experts Polluted, crossed by busy shipping lanes, and disputed by many countries, the South China Sea has taken an environmental battering that threatens future food supplies, marine scientists have warned.   Nations:Vietnam Philippines Brunei Indonesia Taiwan Malaysia   2008-04-13 Study says people impact all oceans Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop pristine, might be the lament of today's Ancient Mariner. Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the planet, and every single spot has been affected by people in some way.   Nations:U.S. China   2008-02-15 Headlines Fish poop helps balance ocean's acid levels 2009-01-15 Whales and dolphins stranded in noisy seas 2008-12-03 Greenhouse gases make oceans noisier: UN, wildlife groups 2008-12-03 South China Sea headed for troubled waters: marine experts 2008-04-13 Study says people impact all oceans 2008-02-15 Researchers looking at coral threats 2008-01-24 Scientists shed light on monster sea waves 2007-12-12 Researchers find new deep water coral 2007-12-11 Scientists trying to save Coral Triangle 2007-12-07 Sea basin expedition nets rare species 2007-10-17 Ecosystems of Vietnam's coastline in peril 2007-07-16 Earthquake causes coral reefs to die 2007-04-13 20 new ocean species found in Indonesia 2007-02-28 Australia's deep ocean frontier to be explored 2006-12-22 Researchers warn about coral reef deaths 2006-10-25 Vietnam's coral reefs dying fast, marine scientists warn 2006-10-22 Scientists issue strongest coral warning 2006-09-25 Cousteau: Irwin's tactics 'misleading' 2006-09-19 More than 50 new species off Indonesia's Papua 2006-09-18 Oceans teem with bacteria, many unknown: study 2006-08-01 Ocean 'Gummy Bears' Fight Global Warming 2006-07-23 Warmer waters disrupt Pacific food chain 2006-07-22 Scientists: Warm seas threaten coral 2006-07-03 No penalty for destruction of Malaysian reef 2006-05-25 UConn scientists probe sea squirt invasion 2006-05-25 Malaysia to probe serious coral damage at dive haven 2006-05-22 Ship Is Sunk to Make Florida Gulf Reef 2006-05-18 Endangered Sei Whale Ends Up in Baltimore 2006-04-19 Scientists Study Sound, Marine Creatures 2006-02-26 Scientists warn of new coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef 2006-01-31 Gulf Reefs Damaged by Rita, Warm Waters 2006-01-27 Marine Census Shows Diversity, Declines 2005-12-15 Quake, tsunami altered sea bed, no shipping worry 2005-02-24 Deep-Sea Vessel Puts Ocean Floor in Reach 2004-08-07 Two red tides bloom off China's east coast 2004-06-15 Sea level rise makes HK more flood prone -official 2004-06-14 Toxic red tide spreads off east China 2004-05-15 Environmentalists Sue Navy Over Sonar 2002-08-07 Crew Abandons Uprighting Navy Ship 2002-06-11 U.N. launches online atlas of the oceans 2002-06-04 China launches 2 satellites 2002-05-15 China investigating East China sea fish deaths 2001-08-15 Ocean Cycle Changes U.S. Rainfall 2001-05-15 Scientists, fishermen fear Sea of Japan slowly dying 2001-03-27 Melting Antarctic Glacier Could Raise Sea Levels 2001-02-02 China Aims to Become Marine Power 2000-08-30 China plans to better utilise marine resources 2000-08-07 Most-viewed Greenhouse gases make oceans noisier: UN, wildlife groups 2008-12-03 South China Sea headed for troubled waters: marine experts 2008-04-13 U.N. launches online atlas of the oceans 2002-06-04 Scientists, fishermen fear Sea of Japan slowly dying 2001-03-27 Whales and dolphins stranded in noisy seas 2008-12-03 Researchers find new deep water coral 2007-12-11 Earthquake causes coral reefs to die 2007-04-13 20 new ocean species found in Indonesia 2007-02-28 Researchers warn about coral reef deaths 2006-10-25 Scientists Study Sound, Marine Creatures 2006-02-26 Gulf Reefs Damaged by Rita, Warm Waters 2006-01-27

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