Posted on EPOCA: 28 Nov 2011 http://www.washington.edu/news/2011/11/23/featured-video-oyster-standoff-with-ocean-acidification/ Biologist Jennifer Ruesink considers UW oyster research and work with the shellfish industry in face of today’s environmental challenges, including ocean acidification. The UW 360 segment also includes Emma Timmins-Schiffman, aquatic and fishery sciences graduate student, and Taylor Shellfish Farms‘ Joth Davis, who is a UW affiliate
Month: November 2011
Amplification of hypoxic and acidic events by La Niña conditions on the continental shelf off California
Posted on EPOCA: 28 Nov 2011 Low-oxygen and low-pH events are an increasing concern and threat in the Eastern Pacific coastal waters, and can be lethal for benthic and demersal organisms on the continental shelf. The normal seasonal cycle includes uplifting of isopycnals during upwelling in spring, which brings low-oxygen
Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs
Posted on EurekaAlert!: Public release date: 28-Nov-2011 SANTA CRUZ, CA–Observations at submarine springs found along the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of the possible fate of coral reef ecosystems in response to ocean acidification. The naturally low pH (a measure of acidity) in the water
New Buoy Network Could Help Determine Long-Term Impacts of Ocean Acidification
By Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau | November 28, 2011 A major education effort by scientists and fishermen is leading to the conclusion that if Ocean Acidification is not a problem yet, it’s about to be. And a proposal that will likely be before the legislature next session is looking for money
Algae blooms’ sudden spread stumps scientists
Posted on SFGate: November 27, 2011 — Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer Mark Costantini / The Chronicle — Red algae in a tidepool at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, Calif. on Wednesday, November 26 2008. Marine scientists are trying to find out why previously unknown blooms of toxic