Acidifying oceans and the future of molluscs: implications for food security?

Documenting ocean acidification and coral decay in the Pacific. Photo by Jamie Oliver.

Some of the threats posed by climate change can appear rather esoteric or abstract. One of these is ocean acidification – it is not immediately obvious why we should care. A recent paper by Sara Cooley and colleagues give a good example of why the threat of changing ocean chemistry matters.

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More fish – surely we just need to farm the sea?

“Mariculture certainly holds promise as part of the solution to meeting our need and demand for fish, but it’s not the obvious option that many people imagine”

Giant clam exclosure, Solomon Islands

Molluscs are the principal farmed marine product: giant clam exclosure, Solomon Islands. Photo by Mike McCoy

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