Increasing Ocean Acidity Means Bad News for Pink Salmon
This is Alaska Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Pink salmon diets take a direct hit from off-kilter ocean chemistry.
Argue all you want about climate change – even a child’s chemistry set will prove that the oceans are more acidic.
Numerous reports cite dissolving oyster larvae that are devastating west Coast shellfish growers. More recent studies reveal findings on how corrosive oceans are affecting sea life – and it points to big trouble for pink salmon.
NOAA research has documented the first evidence that the high acid content in the Pacific Ocean...
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