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| Here’s how ocean acidification threatens one of Whatcom County’s oldest industries | An increase in acidity has shown to hurt some shellfish species, such as those found in Whatcom County, according to Brooke Love, who holds a doctorate in chemical oceanography and is an associate professor at Western Washington University. “If you like to eat seafood, as many of us do… |
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| Western’s Wayne Landis Receives NSF Grant to Better Understand the Impacts of Microplastics on Aquatic Life | |||
| Learning how endangered orcas hunt could be the key to saving them | But exactly how orcas go about foraging for their dwindling food source has long been a mystery. Without fully appreciating what enables them to hunt effectively, scientists say we may miss opportunities for effective solutions. “By missing the complete picture, we fail to make… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Deb Donovan and her students fight to save the Salish Sea's pinto abalone | |||
| Shannon Point Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Study Oceanic Water Quality | |||
| Brian Bingham Named ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Director of Marine and Coastal Sciences | |||
| Forums announced for Marine and Coastal Sciences director finalists | |||
| Digging for indigenous science in 3,000-year-old clam beds | ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Marco Hatch, a Coastal Salish scholar, talks about the importance of bringing indigenous knowledge to Western research — and what science loses when we don't. |
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| Is ocean acidification knocking the scents out of salmon? | The results of the new study don’t bode well for these fish, Williams says. Already, he notes, these fish and their ecosystems face a host of other pressures. Dams on some rivers, for instance, make it difficult for coho to return to spawn in their home streams. And even should they make it… |
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| Southern Resident orca hunting behavior studied for clues to survival | Scientists have learned a lot about how Southern Resident Orcas catch fish at the surface during the day, but what happens at night or deep down in Puget Sound has remained a mystery. "We wanted to know how they catch fish underwater. They go on these deep dives to find salmon that are… |