'Dead zones' found in Atlantic open waters

'Dead zones' found in Atlantic open waters
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 05, 2015 - A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, several hundred kilometres off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these 'dead zones', inhabitable for most marine animals, are the lowest ever recorded in Atlantic open waters. The dead zones are created in eddies, large swirling masses of water that s ... more
Munich, Germany (SPX) May 05, 2015 - A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, several hundred kilometres off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these 'dead zones', inhabitable for most marine animals, are the lowest ever recorded in Atlantic open waters. The dead zones are created in eddies, large swirling masses of water that s ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Dead_zones_found_in_Atlantic_open_waters_999.html