Posted on SFGate: 15 Aug 2014 — By Ken Caldeira Shorelines like this one at Bodega Bay face increasing threats from pollutants that come out of the world’s tailpipes and smokestacks. Photo: Ken Caldeira The sun sets over the Pacific as powerful waves crash on the rocky shore. We
Month: August 2014
The effects of ocean acidification on the development and calcification of the larval shells of the red abalone Haliotis rufescens swainson, 1822
Posted on OA: 14 Aug 2014 This study focuses on the effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and decreasing pH on the development and calcification of larval red abalone shells. Experimental bowls were inoculated with 2 mL of a homogenous mixture of red abalone embryos. Six replicate bowls were placed
New Ocean Acidification Monitors Could Protect Nation’s $70 Billion Fisheries Industry
Posted on KPLU 88.5: 11 Aug 2014 — By BELLAMY PAILTHORP The prototype of an underwater ocean glider is one of many new tools that are said to be smarter, smaller, more durable and more accurate for gathering data on ocean conditions including acidification. Bellamy Pailthorp Federal scientists and their
How Ocean Chemistry Threatens The NW Oyster Industry
Posted on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR): 11 Aug 2014 — NPR Story by KATHRYN BATSTONE-BOYD, BEN STONE, KARINA ORDELL Mark Wiegardt’s family has farmed oysters for more than a hundred years. He works with his wife, Sue Cudd, owner of Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, to supply oyster larvae to farms
Press briefings from the Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World
Videos of the three press briefings organized at the Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World last month in Monterey are available online. Press Briefing #1 – Ocean Acidification Background, features C-CAN steering committee member Dr. Richard Feely. View the video here. Press Briefing #2 – What is