I agree, and I hesitated before writing that. I phrased it that way not because I believe that government shouldn't be involved, but because given the current f

I agree, and I hesitated before writing that. I phrased it that way not because I believe that government shouldn't be involved, but because given the current funding climate for endeavors such as these it's unreliable to expect the government to become involved. Carbon credits would be perfect. In fact, if oceanographic organizations such as ORCA could get themselves into the benefactor stream (I'm not sure what the right term is), that would be great. Intuitively, it's not a stretch, either - massive swaths of hypoxic water could have huge impacts on global warming (lack of oxygen-producing organisms also means lack of carbon-consuming organisms, since they're one and the same). But unfortunately our political system is too complex and unless you've already got the funding to pay lobbyists you're just not going to get very far.