PMEL in the News
Scientists Probe Effects Of Unusual Warming Pattern In Fish-Rich Bering Sea
When the Bering Sea warms, there are telltale signs. One is a bloom of phytoplankton that turns the water’s normally gray surface to a lovely turquoise.
Open Lecture On Ocean Acidification At NUI Galway
NUI Galway will host a public seminar examining ocean acidification next Wednesday 16 September. Ocean acidification arises as a result of the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
NOAA Begins Bering Sea Fishery/Climate Change Study
The southeastern Bering Sea is an enormously productive ecosystem. It produces over 40% of the nation's total annual fish catch.
New Bering Sea Climate Change Project Focuses on Fish, Management Strategies
As a subarctic, seasonally ice-filled ocean that produces about 40 percent of the nation’s annual fish catch, the Bering Sea is of particular interest to researchers as the climate changes and forces wildlife and fishing practices to adapt.
Richard Feely: Researching Ocean Acidification and Prompting Leaders to Act
Every day, the oceans absorb 22 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, acidifying the water and threatening the marine ecosystem and the welfare of coastal communities and businesses tied to the health of the sea.