From Alan Trimble Hello Everyone, I am happy to say that the spatfall we were hoping for did actually happen. It was small, but occured throughout the southern reaches of the Bay. We placed three stacks of 11 Pacific Oyster shells at each of 16 sites on August 17 and retrieved them yesterday, August
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OA Research within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) and broader NOAA groups are developing ocean acidification plans. Many scientists are working within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on ocean acidification research… This profile of ocean acidification experience and capabilities is to help poise the region for optimal contribution to societal
Editorial: Old carbon is killing oceans
Posted on EPOCA: 24 Aug 2011 — The Daily Astorian picks up the OnEarth story “The Great Oyster Crash”. “We’ve mailed a package to ourselves and it’s hard to call off delivery.” This pithy sound bite from Oregon State oceanographer Burke Hales refers to how the ocean absorbs human-related
[Oyster_seed_group] Aug 24, 2011 Willapa Oyster Bulletin
From Alan Trimble — more encouraging news! Hello Everyone, The new, small cohort of Pacific Oyster larvae is still present and growing at a better pace than the last cohort did at this size. Apparently the small summer storm didn’t knock them out, and the new wave of anchovies that
[Oyster_seed_group] August 23, 2011 Willapa Oyster Bulletin
From Alan Trimble Hello Everyone, Samples from yesterday morning’s high water did not contain any remaining Pacific Oyster larvae from the August 3 cohort. However, the new cohort we detected on Sunday evening were present throughout the samples. They have grown to early umbo at 100 microns in 2 days.