HANNAH HOAG

science journalist & editor

Tag: carbonate

  • Acidic oceans threaten fish

    Acidic oceans threaten fish

    Stocks could suffer as seas soak up more carbon dioxide.  Ocean acidification looks likely to damage crucial fish stocks. Two studies published today in Nature Climate Change reveal that high carbon dioxide concentrations can cause death and organ damage in very young fish. The work challenges the belief that fish, unlike organisms with shells or…