Atlantic scallop stocks likely to be reduced by ocean acidification
Conceptual diagram of the model that links sea scallop population dynamics. (Illustration by Natalie Renier/WHOI)
(UNITED STATES, 9/26/2018)
A team of scientists predicts that Atlantic sea scallop fisheries off the east coast of the United States may potentially be in danger as a result of ocean acidification caused by increased carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere.
These researchers, from non-profit organisation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), forecast a drop in the sea scallop population by more than 50 per cent in the next 30 to 80 years, under a worst-case scenario and recommend a strong fisheries management and efforts to reduce CO2 emissions to slow or even stop that trend.
The team created a model that combines existing data and models of four major factors: future climate change scenarios, ocean acidification impacts, fisheries managemen...
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