However, critics have become skeptical of ocean acidification. Many skeptics doubt the seriousness of ocean acidification, the impact of ocean acidification on sea life, and the science used to study Ocean Acidification. In addition, many of these skeptics also doubt the severity of global climate change and the impact of humans on the environment. Currently, the issue of ocean acidification has left many in the scientific community worried about the potential disasters that lie ahead, yet skeptics argue that these worries are being overhyped and that the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the oceans are not dangerous to sea life and to the planet
To begin, Ocean Acidification is a complex issue that revolves around the pH level of the water in the oceans. According to Ocean Acidification by Gattuso and Lina “Ocean Acidification is a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period, typically decades or longer, caused primarily by the uptake of CO 2 from the atmosphere” Scientists use the pH scale to describe the strength of acids