A Sea Change: Imagine a World Without Fish: Jeff Ardron explains ocean acidification

Did you know climate change affects the ocean? Some of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is dissolving into seawater. It's changing the pH, making seawater more acidic; some say "corrosive." This water actually dissolves the shells of certain shellfish and coral reefs. The effects are working their way up the food chain. A Sea Change is a new documentary about ocean acidification directed by Barbara Ettinger and produced by Sven Huseby of Niijii Films.

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October 16, 2008

Jeff Ardron explains ocean acidification

A simple, straightforward explanation of ocean acidification, the change in ocean chemistry caused by excess carbon dioxide in the air, which in turn comes from the burning of fossil fuels. (Just in case you're new here: welcome, if so.)

Jeff Ardron is a conservation oceanographer with the Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI), and director of their High Seas Program. We spoke at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.

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