Blogs High-latitude Seas “Pre-conditioned” for Increased Acidification; Evidence of Surface Acidity Now Stretches from Hawaii to Alaska 02/01/2010 | Marilyn Sigman, Alaska SeaGrant/MAP Tags: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Carbon Cycling, Herring, Alaska Marine Ecosystems, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Arctic Ocean A research team at the NOAA NMFS Auke Bay Lab explored the physiological effects of acidification on marine fishes with an experiment to determine the effects of lowered pH on survival and growth of Pacific herring embryos.  MORE >> Algal Growth Rings Tell a Story of Unprecedented Change in the Alaska Coastal 02/01/2010 | Marilyn Sigman, Alaska SeaGrant/MAP Tags: Climate Change, Red Algae, Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Changing Ocean Current Patterns, Alaska Marine Ecosystems University of Toronto graduate student Phoebe Chan won an award at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium for one of the best student presentations for the story told to her by the growth rings laid down by coralline red algae.  MORE >>

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