Whereas the oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet; Whereas the oceans generate the oxygen we breathe, regulate our climate and weather patterns, and provide healthy meals for people every day; Whereas scientists estimate more than 95 percent of the oceans remain unexplored; Whereas the health of our oceans is a reflection of the health of our planet; Whereas changes in ocean chemistry pose a very real threat to marine resources, industries, and jobs; Whereas about one-third of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves into our oceans, causing water chemistry to change and become more acidic; Whereas our oceans absorb chemical inputs, including carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and the breakdown of organic matter, and become more acidic; Whereas ocean acidification harms oysters, mussels, lobsters, clams, corals, and other species building shells, skeletons, and reproducing; Whereas some finfish lose their sense of smell for identifying prey, reproducing, and navigating their habitats in acidic waters; Whereas, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 80 percent of pollution to the oceans comes from land; Whereas increased temperatures and nutrient runoff can result in colonies of harmful algal blooms that grow excessively and produce toxins leaving ocean areas and waterways in a hypoxic state that threatens marine life; Whereas Tribes have a right and a deep cultural and historical connection to the fish populations threatened by changing ocean chemistry; Whereas, according to the United Nations, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans each year; Whereas marine debris harms our coastal economies, endangers marine life, destroys important marine habitat, propagates invasive species, and creates hazardous conditions for the maritime industry; Whereas tiny pieces of plastic, fiber, fragments, and microbeads also make their way into marine life, blocking digestive tracts, altering growth, and in some cases killing animals and marine organisms