Our Oceans Are Choking With Pollution Our oceans have been a dumping ground for years. Protection Sewage, oil, fertilizer run-off and garbage have made their way into our waters and today the oceans are talking back NewsChannel 2's environmental reporter Dave McDaniel took a look at the message that the ocean is sending. According to environmentalists, corals are dying.
Pollution feeds the algae and the algae chokes the life out of many reef systems.
But we're going to see it in a number of areas as well. Not only have we lost 40 percent of the coral in the sanctuary, we're seeing impacts on the fishing in Florida Bay. LaPointe and others worried about our oceans and they have documented the death underwater. They recently met in Indonesia to discuss what to do. They determined that reducing run-off and cutting off as many pollution sources as possible is a top priority.