FEATURE The ocean, in many ways, lies at the heart of the climate crisis. All people on earth depend on the ocean, either directly or indirectly, and its wealth of resources, while oceanic myth and metaphor are embedded into our lore, literature and culture. Most importantly, the ocean sustains the ecological health of the earth—it is home to 90% of the world's living species, provides approximately half of the oxygen we breathe, and acts as a carbon sink by absorbing large amounts of atmospheric CO2.
But our oceans are under threat, facing several environmental issues such as overfishing, warming temperatures, pollution and plastic debris. According to the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, ocean warming has more than doubled since 1993, resulting in the loss of ice sheets and rising sea…
