Posted on 10/03/2018 1:02:25 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Researchers in Massachusetts say under the worst case scenario, climate change could reduce the scallop population by more than 50 percent in just a few decades, which could be bad news for New Bedford’s lucrative fishing port.
In 2016, commercial fishermen landed more than $300 million worth of fish at the Port of New Bedford, and 85 percent of that value came from scallops.
A new study from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows as carbon emissions in the atmosphere increase, so does the acidity in the ocean.
Jennie Rheuban, lead author of the report, said that could affect how well scallops can grow.
"Adults may actually be growing slower and calcifying less quickly under these acidified conditions because it’s more difficult for them to lay down calcium carbonate as a shell," Rheuban said.
Rheuban said ocean acidification could also cause scallops to become more vulnerable.
"They aren’t able to swim quite as well when they’re experiencing acidified conditions, and so we hypothesize that under acidification, scallops may be more susceptible to predation," she said.
Rheuban said reducing carbon emissions and continued management of the fishery could prevent the scallop population from declining so drastically.
The results of this study are estimates based on how ocean acifidication could impact related shellfish species since scallop-specific reports have never been published, Rheuban said.
Good....allergic to scallops.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
ANnnnnnd... it could not.
Whichever.
According to Ted Danson (or one of the other celebrity climatologists) we shouldn’t even have ice at the North Pole any more.
Is. Climate change EVER good news ?
Climate Change catastrophe stories seem to be coming out at a faster rate than usual.
Global Warming on Free Republic here, here and here
The sky is falling!
They’re doing the same with BREXIT ,LOL . May , she can’t dance but she dances on stage ,LOL
I look at it this way: If the winters are warmer, we (at our house at least) will be using less natural gas to heat the house, less electricity due to the furnace fan will come on less frequently, and the electric blanket will not be set as high. This would seem to be “good news” for some global warming types, I would think.
Is. Climate change EVER good news ?
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When ice ages end (big and little), it’s ALWAYS good news.
This year here on the gulf coast of Florida they actually opened up another county for scallop harvest due to the increased amount of them.
It's a measure of Trump's successes. The better he does, the more they freak out and hit the climate change button. I Believe it is a programmed reaction. Very Pavlovian.
I mean that seriously
So, what is their plan to fix it? How much will it cost? What is the mitigation strategy if they exceed the fix and send us into a spell of global cooling?
Something these scientists never discuss.
Good. Hope so. Gag a maggot.
Good. I hate scallops.
They were trying this same BS with CHOCOLATE being effected by GW at one time. THAT, of ALL things, should’ve gained some traction. It didn’t.
They trot out COFFEE becoming scarce due to GW from time to time, too. Same results. Nobody believes these, ‘Boys Who Cry Wolf,’ anymore.
*YAWN*
This stuff just got real. Now they have my attention. But as I cannot afford them, maybe not.
Well dang, as much as I love scallops, I figure I could do some damage myself.
This must mean it’s time for my biennial trip to the Japanese hibachi steakhouse for surf & turf
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