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China’s offshore waters are increasingly oxygen deficient reports The Paper. The phenomenon, which is called hypoxia, can lead to the death of marine animals and algal blooms. The State Oceanic Administration is looking into how reducing chemicals entering the ocean from land-based sources could improve the situation.

In findings published in Progress in Oceanography, scholars find that a 30% decrease in land-based outputs into the ocean could lead to a 15% reduction in hypoxic areas. This solution is particularly relevant for the Yangtze River Estuary, Bohai Sea and Pearl River Estuary, which are severely affected.