Posted on EPOCA: 24 Jan 2013 — Rob Saunders, CEO of Island Scallops in British Columbia, participated in a media tour of Hog Island Oyster Company in CA in November 2012 and spoke about observed impacts of OA on scallops. We’ve all heard about global warming, and we know
Month: January 2013
Scientific Summary of Ocean Acidification in Washington State Marine Waters
NOAA OAR Special Report — Washington Shellfish Initiative Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification, Final Report Preamble: This Scientific Summary was developed through the combined efforts of a group of natural scientists from Washington State with assistance from colleagues in Oregon. The purpose of the white paper is specifically to
Transcriptomic responses to ocean acidification in larval sea urchins from a naturally variable pH environment
Posted on EPOCA: 21 Jan 2013 — Evans T. G., Chan F., Menge B. A. & Hofmann G. E., in press, Molecular Ecology Some marine ecosystems already experience natural declines in pH approximating those predicted with future anthropogenic ocean acidification (OA), the decline in seawater pH caused by the absorption
Climatological mean distribution of pH and carbonate ion concentration in global ocean surface waters in the unified pH scale and mean rate of their changes in selected areas
Posted on EPOCA: 18 Jan 2013 — Final report submitted to NSF — Using the mean monthly pCO2 data adjusted to a reference year 2005 and the alkalinity estimated using the potential alkalinity-salinity relationships, the mean monthly distributions of pH and aragonite saturation in surface ocean waters are obtained for
Bracing for Impact
Scientists study the effects of increasing ocean acidity on California’s marine ecosystems — by Mary Patyten, California Department of Fish & Game Research Writer Nicole Sandoval followed the familiar dirt path past the hundred-year-old Point Cabrillo lighthouse towards the sea. Swinging her bucket full of scrub brushes, she looked like