By MEREDITH GRIFFITH, Islands Sounder Reporter, DECEMBER 5, 2011 — 1,340-year-old mussels tell the story, says SeaDoc-funded study A bed of California mussels. Contributed by Cathy Pfister, PhD California mussels from the Salish Sea have undergone a serious transformation over the past millenium, indicates a recent scientific study funded by The SeaDoc
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An acidic ocean threatens shellfish farms
Posted on EPOCA: 31 Oct 2011 For more than two decades, Rob Saunders grew his shellfish larvae in ordinary seawater drawn from the pristine natural environment of Baynes Sound, one of the most productive shellfish farming areas on B.C.’s West Coast. Now the water in Baynes Sound is so acidic,
Impact of rapid sea-ice reduction in the Arctic Ocean on the rate of ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 30 Oct 2011 The largest pH decline and widespread undersaturation with respect to aragonite in this century due to uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the Arctic Ocean have been projected. The reductions in pH and aragonite saturation state have been caused primarily by an increase in
The big chill of ocean warming
As ocean temperatures rise and the water becomes more acidic, everything from shellfish to real estate is at risk of eradication. — By Daniel Wood, October 20, 2011 “I have very bad news for you. Are you man enough to take it?” “God, no!” screamed Yossarian. “I’ll go right
Acidification may hurt local shellfish
OCTOBER 19, 2011 — DAILY NEWS; WITH A FILE FROM POSTMEDIA NEWS Ocean acidification may be causing problems for shellfish producers on the northwest coast, says Brian Kingzett, the deep-bay field station manager for the Centre for Shellfish Research at Vancouver Island University. Over the past few years,