谁该为受神经毒素污染的太平洋负责?
<p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="brewing">brewing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="algae">algae</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="squaring">squaring</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Verge">Verge</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="video">video</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>-<span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="meds">meds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="crabbing">crabbing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>就太平洋地区的毒藻类、气候变化和螃蟹问题，争论一触即发。商品蟹行业与石油巨头（<span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span>）正相持不下。所以，为拍摄<span word="Verge">Verge</span>杂志的最新一期科学视频，我吃了点晕船药，登上一艘轮船去探索威胁商品蟹的真正原因，以及我们可以做些什么。</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neurotoxin">neurotoxin</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="domoic">domoic</span> <span word="acid">acid</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="amnesic">amnesic</span> <span word="shellfish">shellfish</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="confusion">confusion</span>, <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="seizures">seizures</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toxin">toxin</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="California">California</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="fishery">fishery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>.</p><p>这场争论主要围绕一种叫做软骨藻酸的神经毒素展开，这种毒素会引起记忆丧失性贝毒。主要症状包括：胃痛、精神错乱、短期记忆丧失、癫痫，甚至死亡。过去四年中，该毒素水平升高，迫使加利福尼亚州的商品蟹渔业延迟开业期（短则数周，长则数月），直至毒素水平下降。</p><p><span word="Domoic">Domoic</span> <span word="acid">acid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="algae">algae</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="blooms">blooms</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nutrients">nutrients</span>, <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="importantly">importantly</span>, <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="toxin">toxin</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="filter">filter</span>-<span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="shellfish">shellfish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="crabs">crabs</span>, <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="mammals">mammals</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="rarely">rarely</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="fisheries">fisheries</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p>
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