Friday, April 13, 2012

Ocean acidification oysters

  • A new study of oyster growth at a major hatchery on Oregons Pacific coast confirms what scientists have long believed: ocean acidification hampers the development of young shellfish in a big way.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Marine researchers have definitively linked the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon to an increase in ocean acidification.
  • (National Science Foundation (press release))
  • ScienceDaily (Apr.
  • (Science Daily)
  • They just couldn't prove it – until now. Researchers said Wednesday they can definitively show that ocean acidification is at least partly responsible for massive oyster die-offs at the hatchery in Netarts Bay, Ore.
  • (Tacoma News Tribune)
  • Just this week, a new study confirmed the link between massive oyster die-offs and ocean acidification. Concerns are also mounting in Maine where shellfish harvesters are encountering dead mudflats on once-fertile grounds.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Researchers said Wednesday they can definitively show that ocean acidification is at least partly responsible for massive oyster die-offs [over the last eight years] at the hatchery in Netarts Bay, Ore.
  • (TheStranger.com)
  • Ocean acidification is the result of the ocean absorbing carbon As I drove off the Homer Spit the other day, I decided to stop by the oyster co-op store and purchase a few oysters for dinner.
  • (Juneau Empire)
  • Donkersloot said some complacency comes because ocean acidification is not a tangible threat to a lot of members of the seafood industry. However, shellfish growers have already been impacted by OA, she said.
  • (Juneau Empire)

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