In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...

The world's top marine scientists are meeting this week in Australia to discuss what many are calling the greatest threat so far to the survival of our oceans - acidification. It s a problem that s ...

“The signs of the ocean in distress are all around us”, said Peter Thomson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Ocean, at the conference in Nice, France last week.

Shark teeth are “highly developed weapons built for cutting flesh, not resisting ocean acid,” Baum said. Sharks will go ...

Scientists have warned that the planet crossed the global boundary for ocean acidification around the year 2020, according to a new study. The planetary boundary for ocean acidification is defined as ...

Shellfish farmers face a growing crisis due to ocean acidification. How it affects oyster farming and what future consumers might expect as CO2 emissions worsen.

During a recent Davis Science Café, Professor Tessa Hill, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, guided audiences through the role seagrass meadows play in addressing ocean acidification. (NOAA) ...

The world's oceans are in trouble. Every day, 22 million tons of carbon dioxide from factories, cars, power plants and other human sources are absorbed by the world's oceans. The result? A frightening ...

The Sea Grant network has made significant contributions to ocean and coastal acidification (OCA) research through partnerships and investments, education and participatory science opportunities, ...