Imagine a world without fish
A couple of years ago Carbon Planet was approached by Ben Kaliner, an American film maker, who was just setting out to make a film on ocean acidification. I met Ben while in the USA for some friends’ wedding and we clicked well. Carbon Planet eagerly put its hand up to be involved and has recently completed the carbon management work for the film, now titled “A Sea Change“.
Hundreds of millions of people rely on the bounty of the seas for their survival and their cultural identity. Yet compared to terrestrial ecosystems, relatively little is known about our oceans.
What is conclusively known now is that the pH balance of the oceans has changed dramatically since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution: A 30% increase in acidification. With near unanimity, scientists now agree that the burning of fossil fuels is fundamentally reshaping ocean chemistry. Experts predict that over the next century, steady increases in carbon dioxide emissions and the continued rise in the acidity of the oceans will cause most of the world’s fisheries to experience a total bottom-up collapse – a state that could last for millions of years.
Global warming is causing more than just the climate to change. Carbon Planet is proud to have been involved, in a tiny way, in the making of this important and challenging film. — DS
A Sea Change has a Facebook group too. Please join and show your support.