Much attention has been focused on the effects of climate change on the ocean. Even with its vast capacity to absorb heat and carbon dioxide, the physical impacts of climate change on the ocean are now very clear and dramatic. The ocean’s water temperature is on a constant rise. The temperature isn’t rising in drastic numbers, but it is gradually rising and causing problems in our oceans. There are three major ways these warm temperatures are affecting our oceans such as coral bleaching, fish migration, and ocean acidification.

Coral bleaching is caused when water is too warm, which the warm water causes the coral to expel the algae living in their tissues turning it completely white. Many species live on and thrive in coral reefs, along with the coral reef providing protection for many animals. Consequently, mass coral bleaching results in the starvation and death of the corals that support the thousands of species that live on coral reefs. Coral bleaching also results in the declining in genetic and species diversity. The effects of coral bleaching cause an abundance of problems toward the ecosystem and the species living on that coral. …show more content…
The water is becoming too warm which is causing the fish to move toward the poles. This is hurting fishermen in the tropical areas, because there are no fish to catch and provide to make a profit. One benefit from this though may be that the fish are able to evolve and adapt to the cooler water at the poles. Which would provide to new and innovating research for scientists to learn how they adapted to the a new environment. With the migration of fish it is hurting the fishing industry and causing economic problems, but it is also leading to new discoveries of new adaptations by the