Marine scientists in New South Wales are working to understand how reduced pH levels and increased temperatures in oceans, both projected with climate change, impact oysters.
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| Pauline Ross, Wayne O'Connor and Laura Parker work on oysters coping with climate change. |
Farmers in NSW grow approximately 4,000 tonnes of oysters each year, about one-third of Australia's total production.
Internationally, Australia's output of 12,000 tonnes per year is relatively small compared to countries like China and France.
But after a decade's work, the researchers from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the University of Sydney are drawing on analysis from their initial phases of research.
Read the ABC News story by Robert Virtue - “Scientists searching for the 'Goldilocks' oyster which best adapts to climate change.”
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