Are the oceans dying?

The way we live has its biggest initial impact in the oceans, and it appears changes are well and truly upon us. And the outcome is pretty scary. Massive 'Dead Zones' of water devoid of oxygen that suffocate everything in their path. Sounds like a horror story but its just one more result of our mismanagement of the planet. Read about it here.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1850704.htm
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/oceancolor/scifocus/oceanColor/dead_zones.shtml
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/osu-mz072606.php

And a more general article about the state of our oceans here
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/osu-mz072606.php