Kerlin, K. (2019, August 6). Climate change could shrink oyster habitat in California. Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2019-08-climate-oyster-habitat-california.html.
Ocean acidification has had a huge impact on shellfish, mainly oysters. As climate change causes water temperatures and sea chemistry to vary, it creates the possibility for oysters habitats to become destructed. According to a UC Davis study, from 2014-2017 they planted oysters all around Tomales Bay and recorded their results based on a variety of seasonal conditions. In addition, they also monitored water chemistry at each location and measured the growth and mortality rates of the oysters. In the end, they found that the oyster with the lowest growth and survival rate occurred in the parts of the bay where the majority of river runoff and inflow of upwelled ocean waters came in.
This article was very fascinating to me because it went into depth about a certain study that UC Davis did covering the impact climate change has on oysters and how it relates to ocean acidification.
I agree with you that this study sounds really interesting! Having detailed data also allows people to track the effect to which the pH affects oysters. I think I would be interesting to also track the effects of river runoff and ocean acidification on other species. What do you think we can do to protect aquatic life from ocean acidification?