Posted on EPOCA: 12 Dec 2011 This website has been developed to serve as a portal for information on active research on ocean acidification within the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. Project highlights are provided below with occasional posts found in the adjacent column.
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Acidic oceans threaten fish
By Hannah Hoag, posted 11 December 2011 — Stocks could suffer as seas soak up more carbon dioxide. Caption: Fish could be most susceptible to carbon dioxide when in the egg, or just hatched. HANNES BAUMANN Ocean acidification — caused by climate change — looks likely to damage crucial fish
Blue Ribbon Panel on OA formed by Governor of Washington State
News release, Dec. 9, 2011 — Gov. Gregoire announces new initiative to create jobs, restore Puget Sound; Washington Shellfish Initiative promotes clean water and creation of jobs in state’s aquaculture industry OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today unveiled the Washington Shellfish Initiative, an agreement among federal and state government, tribes,
2010 acidification workshop recommendations: Bridging the gap between ocean acidification impacts and economics evaluation
Posted on EPOCA: 08 Dec 2011 — CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DECISIONS MAKERS Several recent policy briefs and information documents have drawn attention to the effects of increased carbon disoxide (CO2) on our oceans – a problem that is still generally unknow to policymakers and the general public. Indeed few
Implementing ocean acidification research: Strategies and Perspectives — panel discussion
Hopkins Marine Station — Wednesday, December 7 at 6:00 PM Join the group for dinner and networking at 6:00. The panel, moderated by Meg Caldwell, Ex. Director of Center for Ocean Solutions, will begin at 7:00 followed by Q&A. Please RSVP: Send email to your campus MARINE liaison Kristy Kroeker (kkroeker@stanford.edu) by Friday,