The news from the sea is depressing these days: depleted fish stocks; turtle, shark and dolphin numbers dwindling at alarming rates; Antarctic blue whales hovering on the brink of extinction; and, looming over all the wanton destruction, are the spectres of pollution, climate change and inexorable acidification. Neptune will be getting very sour. Spreading the bad news is the best one can do these days, hoping that the public at large will realize that the reports warrant red alert.
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