messing with mother nature
this is disheartening. a warning from the sea
the los angeles times is reporting the decimation of the oyster larva for the entire west coast by a bacterium known as Vibrio tubiashii. this particular strain of bacteria survives in both oxygenated warm water and nonoxygenated cold water. it is creeping out of the dead zones which have begun to spread in the ocean.
oysters in france have also been affected with baby oyster deaths which will cause a shortage of mature oysters in 2010.
add this to the collapse of the chinook salmon run in the west coast rivers and tributaries. the typical run has fallen from 800,000 to 90,000 coming to spawn. restrictions to fishing have been established in an attempt to restore the population. in addition to being a tasty food item to humans, salmon are a food staple to bears.
there is also the honey bee colony collapse disorder which can potentially affect the pollination of the food crops causing shortages. granted there are nonhoney producers such as the blue orchard bee which is a pollinator, are not affected by CCD, and are easy to maintain. thing is, i don't know about you, but i love honey. i don't want the honeybees to die off.
mother nature is not happy as the climate is affected by warming.
the los angeles times is reporting the decimation of the oyster larva for the entire west coast by a bacterium known as Vibrio tubiashii. this particular strain of bacteria survives in both oxygenated warm water and nonoxygenated cold water. it is creeping out of the dead zones which have begun to spread in the ocean.
oysters in france have also been affected with baby oyster deaths which will cause a shortage of mature oysters in 2010.
add this to the collapse of the chinook salmon run in the west coast rivers and tributaries. the typical run has fallen from 800,000 to 90,000 coming to spawn. restrictions to fishing have been established in an attempt to restore the population. in addition to being a tasty food item to humans, salmon are a food staple to bears.
there is also the honey bee colony collapse disorder which can potentially affect the pollination of the food crops causing shortages. granted there are nonhoney producers such as the blue orchard bee which is a pollinator, are not affected by CCD, and are easy to maintain. thing is, i don't know about you, but i love honey. i don't want the honeybees to die off.
mother nature is not happy as the climate is affected by warming.