As the wakame from today’s hunt dries on clothes racks in a repurposed shipping container, the irony of ‘Winter’s Warm’ by Eddy Current Suppression Ring playing in the background sticks in the mind. Winter is indeed warm – much earlier than normal.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the ocean absorbs about 30% of the carbon dioxide that’s released into the atmosphere. With increased levels of carbon dioxide come changes in ocean pH levels and increased acidity, negatively impacting fish, corals and shell builders like oysters, crabs and sea snails.
Like many farmers, the co-founder of Southern Seagreens and commercial diver, Brent Cross, says you become acutely aware of the impacts