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
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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
Biological mechanisms supporting adaptation to ocean acidification in coastal ecosystems
Posted on OA: 8 Aug 2014 The direct influence of anthropogenic CO2 might play a limited role in pH regulation in coastal ecosystems as pH regulation in these areas can be complex. They experience large variability across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, with complex external and internal
Ocean’s most oxygen-deprived zones to shrink under climate change
Posted on PhysOrg: 7 Aug 2014 — Centennial changes in North Pacific anoxia linked to tropical trade winds,” by C. Deutsch et al. Science, 2014 — Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-08-ocean-oxygen-deprived-zones-climate.html#jCp As the complex story of climate change unfolds, many of the endings are grim. But there are exceptions. Predictions that