Anchorage talk will dive into ocean acidification’s impact on Alaska marine life
Ocean acidification is on the agenda at the Board of Fish meeting on Oct 23 in Anchorage, as well as an evening presentation following the meeting.
Alaska Ocean Acidification Network
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Scientist Interview
Arley Muth is a doctoral student studying ocean acidification in the Beaufort Sea as part of the Beaufort Lagoon LTER.
Q: Your team just completed 2 years of pH monitoring in the Beaufort Sea. Could you give us a quick rundown of the project?
We work in area known as “the Boulder Patch”, in Stefansson Sound which is just east of Prudhoe Bay. The carbonate chemistry and pH levels of the nearshore Arctic are relatively unknown, but we do know that the colder waters and freshwater input have the potential to drive down pH levels (creating more acidic water) ….
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