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Things are amiss in our oceans!
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Acidity in Alaska ocean waters puts fisheries at risk
WARMING: Oceanographer says ecosystems are going to take a hit.
By DAN JOLING<br />The Associated Press
Published: 08/24/09 11:34:03
Erosion threatens to topple coastal Alaska villages. Melting ice threatens
polar bears. Now, a marine scientist says the state's marine waters are turning
acidic from absorbing greenhouse gases faster than tropical waters, potentially
endangering Alaska's $4.6 billion fishing industry.
The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most
productive in the world -- cold, shallow depths and abundant marine life --
make them the most vulnerable to acidification, said Jeremy Mathis, a chemical
oceanographer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
"Ecosystems in Alaska are going to take a hit from ocean
acidification," he said. "Right now, we don't know how they are going
to respond."
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