portion of the Pacific Ocean to increase the uptake of atmospheric CO2 by artificially enhancing phytoplankton activity. Weatherbird II, the research vessel of the profit-making company is currently sailing [...] This experiment is based on the fact that in about one-third of the surface ocean, the growth of phytoplankton is limited by the lack of iron; a well researched phenomenon. However, a valuable question to [...] and is eventually brought back to the surface.
The effect of the biological pump is due to phytoplankton activity (photosynthesis) that converts CO2 into organic matter and oxygen. Animals eat the micro