November 9, 12:30 – 6:00 pm — Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle Washington Sea Grant is hosting the Symposium on Ocean Acidification: November 9, 12:30 – 6:00 pm, Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle • Map Ocean acidification is a worldwide phenomenon that
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Sightline Project: Northwest Ocean Acidification
A series of articles about OA impacts by Jennifer Langston Oceans–and their salt-water extensions, like Puget Sound, play an enormous role in our region’s culture and prosperity. Marine life, from oysters to king crab, have supported Northwest communities for generations. But years of addiction to fossil fuels have put
Potential influence of sea cucumbers on coral reef CaCO3 budget: a case study at One Tree Reef
Posted on EPOCA: 07 Nov 2011 — Research on tropical sea cucumbers shows that their digestive process may increase local alkalinity on coral reefs. This additional alkalinity could partially buffer changes in seawater pH associated with increasing atmospheric CO2 locally, thus reducing the impact of ocean acidification on coral growth.
Ocean acidification is most urgent threat to marine conservation
Guest columnist Bill Dewey writes about a new and serious threat to marine conservation and resource management: ocean acidification. The tools and strategies to reverse this trend that is detrimental to marine life are available, proven and even profitable. — By Bill Dewey Special to The Times THE SUSTAINABLE PATH
Northwest Ocean Acidification: The hidden costs of fossil fuel pollution
By Jennifer Langston – Posted on Sightline Tiny sea butterflies dissolve before researchers’ eyes. Baby oysters die by the tankful. Sea urchins grow deformed. These are a few consequences of raising marine creatures in increasingly corrosive water. And they could preview what’s in store for the Northwest as carbon dioxide