By Jennifer Langston, November 2011 — posted on Sightline Sue Cudd couldn’t keep a baby oyster alive. Four summers ago, she’d start with hundreds of millions of oyster larvae at the Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery on Oregon’s Netarts Bay. Sometimes, they’d swim for a couple of weeks. Then they’d stop
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Scientists tackle the carbon conundrum
Contact: Anna Michalak amichalak@ciw.edu 650-462-1047 Carnegie Institution Palo Alto, CA—U.S. scientists have developed a new, integrated, ten-year science plan to better understand the details of Earth’s carbon cycle and people’s role in it. Understanding the carbon cycle is central for mitigating climate change and developing a sustainable future. The plan
Ocean acidification and California coastal ecosystems
Posted on EPOCA: 14 Nov 2011 — Ocean Acidification and California Coastal Ecosystems by Jim Barry, Senior Scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Ocean Acidification and California Coastal Ecosystems by Jim Barry, Senior Scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Highlinerfilms, YouTube, 8 November 2011. Video.
Virginia’s oyster industry taking proactive steps to stay on top
Posted on EPOCA: 14 Nov 2011 — Virginia’s oyster industry follows the lead set by West Coast shellfish hatcheries to address negative impacts of OA Despite the stagnant economy, Virginia’s oyster aquaculture industry is on an upward track, and oyster hatcheries plan to keep that trend positive. That’s why representatives
Gliding into the future of ocean research
Posted on EPOCA: 14 Nov 2011 — Contact: Lauren Koellermeier for information, 206-526-6810 What could be mistaken for a surfboard missing its surfer is now the latest tool to help scientists take measurements for critical science missions at Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). “Wave gliders are quickly becoming the future of ocean