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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

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

Recent and upcoming ocean acidification workshops

Posted on EPOCA: 11 Apr 2012  The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Office has been working with the University of Washington and the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Regional Association, the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NA-NOOS), to convene two invitational workshops in 2012, one on integrating ocean acidification

The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, shows negative correlation to naturally elevated carbon dioxide levels: implications for near-term ocean acidification effects

Posted on EPOCA : 10 Apr 2012 — Barton A., Hales B., Waldbusser G. G., Langdon C. & Feely, R. A., 2012. The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, shows negative correlation to naturally elevated carbon dioxide levels: implications for near-term ocean acidification effects.  We report results from an oyster hatchery on