Oysters in deep trouble: Is Pacific Ocean's chemistry killing sea life?
Oyster larvae have been dying by the billions. Scientists suspect it's a sign that carbon dioxide is dramatically affecting the ocean
as the oyster industry heads into the fifth summer of its most unnerving crisis in decades, scientists are pondering a disturbing theory. They suspect water that rises from deep in the Pacific Ocean — icy seawater that surges into Willapa Bay and gets pumped into seaside hatcheries — may be corrosive enough to kill baby oysters.
If true, that could mean shifts in ocean chemistry associated with carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil fuels may be ...
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Indicator species all over the planet from oysters to chemically sensitive humans point to huge problems with every natural system upon which life depends. These types of stories and a call for action are more important than endless debates about political systems.