About 1/4 of the CO2 we emit into the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean. Once absorbed, the CO2 forms carbonic acid and lowers the pH of the ocean. The linked paper provides a good overview of the issue.
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Dissenting views of the impact of ocean acidification can be found MasterResource & SPPI.
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