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New research reveals storm intensity is linked to OA severity in BC
A new research paper led by OA CoP Co-Lead, Wiley Evans, examining the impacts of storm seasons on ocean acidification conditions in BC...
Kristina Barclay
Mar 111 min read
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New Paper: Marine CO2 system variability along the northeast Pacific Inside Passage
Very little is known about the chemical oceanography in many regions of the Pacific coast of Canada. A few records in the Salish Sea...
Austin Pugh
May 19, 20228 min read
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New paper: Current CaCO3 dissolution at the seafloor caused by anthropogenic CO2
Sediment on the sea floor is often created from the skeletons of microscopic shell forming animals that build their shells out of CaCO3...
Austin Pugh
Sep 22, 20214 min read
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FOCCOAL: Fisheries and Oceans Climate Change and Ocean Acidification Laboratory
At Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO) Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia, scientists Dr. Chris Pearce and Dr. Clara...
Kristina Barclay
Aug 18, 20211 min read
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New Paper: Caprellid amphipods vulnerable to both physiological and habitat-mediated effects of OA
Many ocean acidification (OA) studies on marine organisms have tended to focus on the direct impacts to calcifying organisms, like...
Kristina Barclay
Aug 4, 20218 min read
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New Paper: Carbonate dissolution in response to bottom-water acidification in Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence is a large, partially enclosed sea that connects the St. Lawrence Estuary to the North Atlantic Ocean and is...
Kristina Barclay
Jul 7, 20217 min read
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Webinar: Source or Sink? A numerical modeling study of inorganic carbon fluxes on the Scotian Shelf
New webinar recording: OA CoP guest webinar with Krysten Rutherford, Ph.D. Candidate, Dalhousie University (April 14, 2021). Source or...
Kristina Barclay
Apr 23, 20212 min read
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New paper: Warming and acidification threaten glass sponge pumping and reef formation
Several kilometres off the coast of British Columbia, a unique and beautiful sight can be found on the seafloor. Delicate reefs made up...
Kristina Barclay
Apr 21, 20216 min read
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New Paper: Socioeconomic impacts from OA and climate change effects on Atlantic Canadian fisheries
Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to have negatives consequences for many marine organisms, particularly shellfish that build their...
Kristina Barclay
Mar 24, 20216 min read
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New Paper: Underestimation of air-sea CO2 fluxes due to freshwater stratification in Hudson Bay
The exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the surface of the ocean plays an important role in the global carbon budget,...
Kristina Barclay
Jan 27, 20215 min read
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OA News (You Could Use) Jan. 14, 2021
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! OA Day of Action was held on Friday, Jan...
Kristina Barclay
Jan 14, 20212 min read
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The Hakai Institute, British Columbia
The Hakai Institute is a pillar of scientific research, cross-border collaborations, and long-term oceanic observations along the coast...
Kristina Barclay
Jan 13, 20216 min read
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Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program
http://www.bio.gc.ca/science/research-recherche/ocean/variability-variabilite/labrador/labrador-en.php
OA CoP
Jul 8, 20201 min read
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State of Canada's Arctic Seas: Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Report 2019
In 2016 Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) committed to further informing Canadians on the current state of Canada's three...
OA CoP
May 26, 20201 min read
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Effects of acidification on snail shell preservation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018218303316
OA CoP
Aug 20, 20191 min read
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Low pH impacts on juvenile American lobsters
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113618304525?via%3Dihub https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/799461/acadie-nouveau...
OA CoP
Jun 17, 20191 min read
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Investigating effects of climate change on American lobsters at the St. Andrews Biological Station
http://dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/oceanography-oceanographie/accasp-psaccma/scientists-scientifiques/index-eng.html
OA CoP
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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Methodology for the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.3.1 Indicator
The Methodology for the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.3.1 Indicator, the associated data, and metadata files are now available.
OA CoP
Mar 20, 20191 min read
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Burke-o-Lator allows measurement of multiple parameters of Ocean Acidification in real time
Ocean acidification is the result of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and is a growing threat to our oceans. Organisms living...
OA CoP
Nov 21, 20182 min read
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SHRIMP POPULATION IN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE DROPPED 50 PER CENT IN PAST 10 YEARS
According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the northern shrimp population in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has dropped by 50 per cent in the...
OA CoP
Nov 20, 20182 min read
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USING MOBILE RESEARCH LABS IN CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT
The non-profit Arctic Research Foundation, a private organization that collaborates with scientists and Inuit communities, has created...
OA CoP
Nov 6, 20182 min read
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