Ocean acidification poses latest threat to Long Island Sound's shellfish industry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Newsday] by Jennifer Barrios - August 26, 2014
Long Island Sound, already choked with nitrogen, may also be becoming more acidic - a state that could threaten marine life.
Scientists are turning their attention to the phenomenon of ocean acidification - and its potential impact on the hard clams, oysters and other shellfish that make the Sound their home.
Acidic water could threaten Long Island's shellfish population during the most vulnerable stages of their lives - when they are beginning to form shells, said Christopher Gobler, a professor at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences who has been studying the issue...
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