NECAN Steering Committee: Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference for the NECAN Steering Committee.
Reference Library: All References
Ocean and Coastal Acidification (OA) and the MA Shellfish Industry
One page document summarizing the impact of ocean and coastal acidification on the Massachusetts Shellfish Industry.
Marine species distribution shifts on the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf under continued ocean warming
The U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf marine ecosystem has warmed much faster than the global ocean and it is expected that this enhanced warming will continue through this century. Here, we used a high-resolution global climate model and historical observations of species distributions from a trawl survey to examine changes in ...
Economic impact of ocean acidification on shellfish production in Europe
Ocean acidification (OA) is increasingly recognized as a major global problem. Despite the scientific evidence, economic assessments of its effects are few. This analysis is an attempt to perform a national and sub-national assessment of the economic impact of OA on mollusc production in Europe. We focus on mollusc production ...
Ocean acidification decreases mussel byssal attachment strength and induces molecular byssal responses
Mussels are an ecologically and economically important taxon that attach to solid surfaces via the byssus. To date, little is known about the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on mussel byssal attachment and the underlying molecular byssal responses. This study demonstrated that after 1 week of exposure to acidified seawater, ...
Europe could suffer major shellfish production losses due to ocean acidification
The European Commission released a Science for Environment Policy brief about the prospective decline of the European shellfish industry due to ocean acidification. An excerpt: "Ocean acidification threatens marine ecosystems worldwide, but economic assessments of its impact are lacking. A recent study has predicted the future cost of ocean acidification on mollusc ...
Assessing the effects of ocean acidification in the Northeast US using an end-to-end marine ecosystem model
The effects of ocean acidification on living marine resources present serious challenges for managers of these resources. An understanding of the ecosystem consequences of ocean acidification is required to assess tradeoffs among ecosystem components (e.g. fishery yield, protected species conservation, sensitive habitat) and adaptations to this perturbation. We used a ...
Chemical and biological impacts of ocean acidification along the west coast of North America
The continental shelf region off the west coast of North America is seasonally exposed to water with a low aragonite saturation state by coastal upwelling of CO2-rich waters. To date, the spatial and temporal distribution of anthropogenic CO2 (Canth) within the CO2-rich waters is largely unknown. Here we adapt the multiple ...
Water quality criteria for an acidifying ocean: Challenges and opportunities for improvement
Acidification has sparked discussion about whether regulatory agencies should place coastal waters on the Clean Water Act 303(d) impaired water bodies list. Here we describe scientific challenges in assessing impairment with existing data, exploring use of both pH and biological criteria. Application of pH criteria is challenging because present coastal ...
