February 24, 2010

Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 – ocean acidification

Speakers:
Pen Hadow, polar explorer, Project Director
Dr Carol Turley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, survey member
Dr Helen Findlay, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, survey member

The Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 is a scientific mission to assess how rising acidity is affecting the balance of life in the Arctic Ocean. Setting off in March 2010, it will involve nine weeks of extreme field work and long range expedition. Research teams from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche and the Institute of Ocean Science (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) will be joining a shoreline Ice Base to conduct their own ‘acid test’ programmes to improve understanding of the state of the Arctic Ocean itself and the impact of rising CO2 absorption on essential forms of marine life.