Rising acidity levels could trigger shellfish revenue declines, job losses
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 10:21
in Earth & Climate
hanges 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.
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