Ocean acidification, caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has been suggested to potentially have negative consequences for organisms that have calcium carbonate shells, such as shellfish

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Ocean acidification, caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has been suggested to potentially have negative consequences for organisms that have calcium carbonate shells, such as shellfish

Ocean acidification, caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has been suggested to potentially have negative consequences for organisms that have calcium carbonate shells, such as shellfish.  A recent study published RU COOL used the science literature to generate a relationship between larval shellfish growth and aragonite saturation state.  This was used to model the sensitivity to the shellfish offshore New Jersey to increasing ocean acidification.  Results showed that shellfish will be impacted with expected trends and that shellfish response will reflect sensitivity to both rising temperatures and ocean acidification.

Wright-Fairbanks, E.K., Munroe, D., Hunter, E.J., Wilkin, J., Saba, G.K. 2025. Meta-Analysis of Larval Bivalve Growth in Response to Ocean Acidification and its Application to Sea Scallop Larval Dispersal in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Estuaries and Coasts 48: 47, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01469-x