PMEL Leads West Coast Ocean Acidification Cruise

Scientists from PMEL left for a month-long research cruise in the beginning of August to better understand how the marine ecosystem is responding to changing ocean chemistry along the U.S. West Coast. Scientists aboard the NOAA Ship Fairweather will study the chemistry and biology of the marine ecosystem along 16 transect lines and, for the first time, assess impacts of changing ocean acidification upon this ecosystem in the open ocean.

Please visit the NOAA Ocean Acidification program website for more information, including a cruise blog that will be updated during the month long science expedition.