Posted on PLOS/One: 10 Jun 2015 — George G. Waldbusser , Burke Hales, Chris J. Langdon, Brian A. Haley, Paul Schrader, Elizabeth L. Brunner, Matthew W. Gray, Cale A. Miller, Iria Gimenez, Greg Hutchinson ABSTRACT: Abstract Ocean acidification (OA) is altering the chemistry of the world’s oceans at rates unparalleled
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‘These instruments will be out there constantly monitoring the oceans’
Posted on OA and KVAL.com: 6 Jun 2015 — By Mark Floyd, OSU News & Communications NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon State University scientists this week will deploy a sophisticated research buoy and two undersea gliders, all fitted with a suite of oceanographic instruments – a final piece of the
A Risky Business? Mussel Farming in the Face of Ocean Acidification and Warming
Posted in San Juan Islander: 1 Jun 2015 — By Laura Newcomb As you walk past the Kings Market seafood aisle in Friday Harbor or browse at Costco, chances are that you will see fresh mussels harvested locally from Penn Cove Shellfish on Whidbey Island, WA. These mussels have
Study Reveals Ocean Acidification’s Effects on Shrimp Biology
Posted on Scripps Institute of Oceanography News: 1 Jun 2015 — Increased acidity linked to more calcium in shrimp shells and decreased shrimp transparency Red rock shrimp A new study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers reveals that more carbon dioxide in seawater could lead
This Smart, Data-Collecting, Wave-Predicting Surfboard Will Save Our Oceans
Posted on Outside: 22 May 2015 — By Mary Catherine O’Connor — It maps waves, predicts conditions, turns surfers into citizen scientists, and could be the data-collecting tool climate scientists need to study our rapidly acidifying oceans. For those who wouldn’t support Smartphin for purely scientific research, some extra technology