The answer is yes and no. Let's talk about the "no" first. The ocean is greatly dying and at this point will never get better, but humans can still help while they can. Every little effort helps when it comes to saving the ocean. Jobs have been created to do so, such as wild life protectors, reef restoration, animal conservations and many scientific jobs studying the complex diversity behind it all. Like I said before the ocean is one of the top employers in the world. Now for the sad news. Humans are killing the ocean, slowly but surely its happening and it's to late now. All we can do is help slow down the process and hope our children's children with have the opportunity to experience this miraculous array of life. The Ocean supports the life of nearly 50% of all species on earth. It also provides nearly 50% of the earth's oxygen and 20% of the world's protein supply. Society has yet to appreciate much less protect the wealth of oceans in it's integrity. Primary threats to our oceans are overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, introduction to alien species and climate change. One central concern is the rapid accumulation of carbon in the atmosphere from burning coal, oil, and gas, which is likely warming the earth's surface. The combination of exploitation, the loss of buffer areas and the rising tide of pollution has suffocated marine life. Upsetting the marine ecosystem in these ways has, in turn given the upper hand to invasive species and changes in climate.
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Watch this short video to really see and understand further what mankind is doing to the oceans.
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