Sydney Rock Oysters, found in the waters of Australia and New Zealand, are getting smaller due to coastal acidification, a new report has found.
A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) study carried out by Scottish and Australian scientists at two commercial oyster farms in Wallis Lake and Post Stephens, both in the mid-north coast of New South Wales, confirmed that the oysters' diminishing size and falling population is due to acidification from land and sea sources.
Ocean acidification has been reported globally, while coastal acidification from the land, as freshwater runoff from acid sulfate soils, is driven by rising sea levels and flooding also decreases environmental pH.
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
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| Sydney Rock Oysters Image credit: Dr Susan Fitzer |
Ocean acidification has been reported globally, while coastal acidification from the land, as freshwater runoff from acid sulfate soils, is driven by rising sea levels and flooding also decreases environmental pH.
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
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