Courthouse News Service: s the globe begins to fry, ocean acidification threatens many of the finned species with extinction along with destruction of the $111 billion in economic trade that comes from the ocean, legislators were told last week by a host of witnesses, including the descendant of famed oceanographer Jaques-Yves Cousteau. “The ocean is the lifeblood of the Earth, covering more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, driving weather, regulating temperature and ultimately supporting all living …