Effects of Ocean Acidification in Wild and Cultured Marine Fauna Part 1

Coastal and ocean acidification (OA), due largely to seawater absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide, is expected to affect the ocean’s biota and the ecosystems that they inhabit.  A rapidly building body of OA research underscores that OA effects are likely to be complex, diverse, and difficult to predict.  This symposium will address the patters, mechanisms, and consequences of OA effects in marine and estuarine shellfish, finfish, and other taxa in nature and in cultured environments.  This research front is expanding rapidly, and the subject is especially relevant to the Pacific Northwest.  Research will be reported on taxa ranging from cold-water corals to shellfish to fin fish, early to adult life-stages, tropical to high latitude habitats, and ocean, estuarine, and fresh waters.  Study orientations include genetics, neurology, physiology, behavior, life history, habitat, and evolutionary adaptation.