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Topic: Ocean acidification

NOAA-led study shows Alaska fisheries and communities at risk from ocean acidification

July 29, 2014

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NOAA and the University of Alaska worked with the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, Alaska, to research the effects of ocean acidification

Monitoring seawater reveals ocean acidification risks to Alaskan shellfish hatchery

July 1, 2015

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NOAA and the University of Alaska worked with the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, Alaska, to research the effects of ocean acidification

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NOAA, partners provide real-time ocean acidification data to Pacific coast shellfish growers

November 19, 2014

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Pteropods, or sea butterflies, are a vital food source for salmon and other commercially important fish. Shown here in laboratory conditions are (left) a pteropod that has lived for six days in normal waters and (right) a pteropod showing the effects of living in acidified water for the same time period. The white lines indicate shell dissolution and explain why ocean acidification is called "osteoporosis of the sea."

NOAA-led researchers discover ocean acidity is dissolving shells of tiny snails off the U.S. West Coast

April 30, 2014

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Pteropods, or sea butterflies, are a vital food source for salmon and other commercially important fish. Shown here in laboratory conditions are (left) a pteropod that has lived for six days in normal waters and (right) a pteropod showing the effects of living in acidified water for the same time period. The white lines indicate shell dissolution and explain why ocean acidification is called "osteoporosis of the sea."

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