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Austin Pugh
Mar 21, 20221 min read
OA News (You Could Use), March 21st, 2022
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! Alaska Ocean Acidification Network:...
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Austin Pugh
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Meet the Critters: Foraminifera
Critter Fun Facts: Foraminifera (sometimes called just "forams") are tiny single celled creatures with wither external or internal shells...
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Austin Pugh
Feb 17, 20222 min read
OA News (You Could Use), February 17th, 2022
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network:...
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Austin Pugh
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Meet the Critters: The Cloud Sponge
OA Impact: Cloud sponges are negatively impacted by ocean acidification, showing reduced pumping strength/capacity. This reduced pumping...
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Austin Pugh
Feb 10, 20222 min read
OA News (You Could Use), February 10th, 2022
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond!
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Austin Pugh
Feb 3, 20223 min read
OA News (You Could Use), February 3rd, 2022
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! BC Coastal Communities’ Perspectives on...
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Austin Pugh
Jan 20, 20223 min read
OA News (You Could Use) January, 20th, 2022
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! Featured Article: Consider the Ocean:...
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Austin Pugh
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Meet the Critters: The American Lobster
OA Impact: Ocean Acidification has been found to negatively effect the American Lobster. The impacts are most pronounced in juvenile...
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Austin Pugh
Jan 8, 20221 min read
Ocean Acidification Day of Action, NEW RESOURCES
OA Day of Action January 8th 2022 OA Day of Action 2022 is here! January 8 is global OA Day of Action, this initiative was started by the...
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Austin Pugh
Dec 16, 20214 min read
OA News (You Could Use) December, 12th 2021
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! BC Seafood Harvester and Producer...
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Austin Pugh
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Meet the Critters: Dungeness crab
Diet: These animals are carnivores, who scavenge for creatures that live on or in the ocean floor. Their food consists of mussels,...
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Austin Pugh
Dec 2, 20211 min read
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2021
Our newest Quarterly Newsletter (September, 2021) has arrived and is full of exciting updates, including our new blog series, and our new...
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Austin Pugh
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Meet the Critters: Black Turban Snail
Diet: Algae and organic Debris Habitat: Rocky intertidal Predators: Crabs, Octopuses, sea stars, seagulls, and sea otters OA Impact:...
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Austin Pugh
Nov 3, 20215 min read
Scientist Spotlight: Shea Wyatt PhD Candidate, University of Victoria, Department of Biology
Shea Wyatt is a PhD Candidate at the University of Victoria (UVic) in British Columbia. Shea is currently studying the role of diatoms in...
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Austin Pugh
Oct 21, 20211 min read
State of the Science on OA Research in BC
Registration for the upcoming 3-day BC Fisheries & Aquaculture workshop, Nov 2 - Nov 4, 2021 , is now open! This is the first in a series...
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Austin Pugh
Sep 23, 20212 min read
OA News (You Could Use) September 24th, 2021
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! In the News Companies hoping to grow...
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Austin Pugh
Sep 22, 20214 min read
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...
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Kristina Barclay
May 12, 20216 min read
Scientist Spotlight: Fiona Beaty, Ph.D. Candidate, UBC
Fiona Beaty is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Zoology Department of the University of British Columbia studying marine ecology and conservation...
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Kristina Barclay
Apr 21, 20216 min read
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...
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Kristina Barclay
Mar 24, 20216 min read
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...
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