Posted on KIROTV.com: Sunday, April 22, 2012 SEATTLE — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell was at a Seattle fish market Sunday morning to make an announcement in an effort to protect Washington shellfish jobs. Cantwell was at Taylor Shellfish’s new Melrose Market location in Capitol Hill, where she highlighted the
Month: April 2012
Nutrition and income from molluscs today imply vulnerability to ocean acidification tomorrow
Published today in FISH and FISHERIES , 2012, 13, 182–215 — Sarah R Cooley, Noelle Lucey, Hauke Kite-Powell & Scott C Doney Abstract Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activities are causing a progressive alteration of seawater chemistry, termed ocean acidification, which has decreased seawater pH and carbonate ion concentration
Widespread Media Pick-up on Oyster Impact Study
News articles across the country reported on findings from a study conducted at Whiskey Creek shellfish hatchery in Oregon, correlating upwelling-driven acidified waters to oyster recruitment failure. Here is a compilation of some of the stories. Acidity in ocean killed NW oysters, new study says The Seattle Times Researchers said Wednesday they have
Hatchery, OSU scientists link ocean acidification to larval oyster failure
Posted on EPOCA: 12 Apr 2012 — Oregon State University press release generated flurry of media reports across the country. Corvallis, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon,
COP18: We should be paying more attention to our oceans (video)
From Qatar: COP18 UN Climate Change Conference 2012 in December 2012 Wendy Watson-Wright , UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission From Qatar: COP18 UN Climate Change Conference 2012 in December 2012 COP18 (04/12/12) – Wendy Watson-Wright, Executive Secretary, UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission talks about the importance of the oceans to the planet. She talks about