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SPECIES IMPACTS

There are many species in Canada that are vulnerable to ocean acidification. Across the country, research is being conducted to understand how species respond to OA (and other co-stressors, such as changing ocean temperature and oxygen levels), but there are still many unknowns.

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Below are resources summarizing our current understanding of how species in Canada are responding to OA. Explore by different biological responses, species, region, or industry (fisheries and aquaculture). 

PACIFIC

BC Aquatic Industries - Vulnerability to OA

Species Impacts:​​

  • Salmon

  • Shrimp

  • Dungeness crab

  • European green crab

  • Clams

  • Oysters

  • Mussels

  • Herring

  • Sea urchins

ARCTIC

Species:​​

  • phytoplankton

  • zooplankton

  • sea-ice microbes

ATLANTIC

Atlantic Aquatic Industries - Vulnerability to OA

Species Impacts:​

  • Salmon

  • Shrimp

  • Dungeness crab

  • European green crab

  • Clams

  • Oysters

  • Mussels

  • Herring

  • Sea urchins

BY PROVINCE

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