Leading Ocean Scientists Recommend Action Plan To Combat Changes to Seawater Chemistry (IMAGE)

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Leading Ocean Scientists Recommend Action Plan To Combat Changes to Seawater Chemistry

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A failure to adequately respond to a change in seawater chemistry, known as ocean acidification, is anticipated to have devastating ecological consequences for the West Coast, the 20-member West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel warned in a comprehensive report unveiled Monday, April 4. 'Our work is a catalyst for management actions that can address the impacts of ocean acidification,' said Dr. Alexandria Boehm, co-chair of the Panel and a Professor at Stanford University.

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