Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 22:42 in Earth & Climate

Changes in ocean chemistry -- a consequence of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human industrial activity -- could cause U.S. shellfish revenues to drop significantly in the next 50 years, according to a new study by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

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