Increased Ocean Acidification In Alaska

The uptake of anthropogenic carbon since colonial times has resulted in an average decrease in seawater pH of 0.1 units. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations will exacerbate this acidification as dissolved CO2 levels (and consequently H2CO3 levels) rise. Projections based on the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) show a reduction in average global surface ocean pH of between 0.14 and 0.35 units over the 21st century, which would be a doubling of H+ ions. (Fields et al. 1993; IPCC 2007) New research out of the University of Alaska finds that "ocean acidification is likely more severe and is happening more rapidly in Alaska than in tropical waters."
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Increased Ocean Acidification In Alaska Waters, New Findings Show

The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification. According to new findings by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, Alaska's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic, which could damage Alaska's king crab and salmon fisheries.

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