| Title | The U.S. West Coast shellfish industry’s perception of and response to ocean acidification: understanding an ocean stakeholder |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Mabardy, Becky, Flaxen D. L. Conway, George G. Waldbusser, and Christine S. Olsen |
| Corporate Authors | Oregon State University. Sea Grant Extension Service,, |
| Secondary Title | ORESU-S |
| Volume | no.16-001 |
| Pagination | 28 p. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Netarts Bay, Yaquina Bay, Willapa Bay, general, aquaculture, molluscs, bivalves, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), climate change, ocean acidification, carbonic acid, calcium carbonate, human |
| Notes | This is an excellent introduction to an important issue. In order to understand how the West Coast shellfish industry is responding to ocean acidification, shellfish growers were surveyed. 86 oyster growers responded, most from Washington State. Among the findings documented here: over half of respondents had personally experienced the effects of ocean acidification; the vast majority believed that ocean acidification was happening; and the industry as a whole had a fairly sophisticated understanding of the issue. The subject is well illustrated and clearly explained. |
| URL | https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sgpubs/us-west-coast-shellfish-industrys-perception-and-response-ocean-acidification |
