Today latimes.com starts a five parts interactive Flash presentation about the fundamental changes of the oceans. During his 5 years exploration Kenneth R. Weiss documented the impact of human civilisation like overfishing and nutrients influx.

First part shows how in many regions the altered chemical balance leads to explosive growth of marine algae, bacteria and jellyfish and pictures low oxygen dead zones.

The series continues every day with impressive photos, videos and graphs and substantiate how the transformation of the source of all live on this planet affects us all.

Part One: A Primeval Tide of Toxins