MOSS LANDING RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN AWARDED A GRANT TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF INCREASING OCEAN ACIDITY. THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GAVE MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES $330,000 THIS WEEK TO USE TOWARDS THE STUDY. RESEARCHERS WILL SEEK TO UNDERSTAND HOW FISH COMMUNITIES WILL CHANGE IN THE WAKE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. HALF OF CARBON EMISSIONS RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE HAVE BEEN ABSORBED BY THE OCEAN, INCREASING ITS ACIDITY AND LOWERING ITS OXYGEN LEVELS. OCEAN ACIDITY HAS INCREASED 30% SINCE THE START OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
