Tag: shell fish

Oysters, mussels threatened by ocean acidification from climate change

Environment-Science-Fishery A study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is warning that mollusks, especially oysters and mussels, are increasingly vulnerable to the acidification of the oceans caused by rising carbon dioxide emissions. A news release from the institute  on Aug. 2 notes As CO2 levels driven by fossil fuel use have increased in the atmosphere […]