Mobile Ocean Acidification Treatment System (MOATS): a tool to test the response of Salish Sea species to changing carbon chemistry
Presentation Abstract
Determining how species will respond to ocean acidification is commonly done by rearing individuals in water with controlled carbon chemistry. We developed the Mobile Ocean Acidification Treatment System (MOATS) as a low-cost, high-precision system for acidification experiments. Each MOATS aquarium has independent control of pH, dissolved oxygen temperature and light exposure. The parameter can be manipulated dynamically to mimic diural patterns or rapid upwelling events. The MOATS have a small physical foot-print (75 cm x 75 cm) and can be move for experiments at field stations or onboard a ship. An array of MOATS are installed at the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Mukilteo Field Station, with more installations planned for other research labs in the region.
Session Title
Session S-04A: Frontiers of Ocean Acidification Research in the Salish Sea
Conference Track
Ocean Acidification
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-5-2014 5:00 PM
End Date
1-5-2014 6:30 PM
Location
Room 6C
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Ocean acidification--Environmental aspects--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Marine animals--Environmental aspects--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Seawater--Carbon dioxide content--Environmental aspects--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--Environmental conditions
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Text
Language
English
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Mobile Ocean Acidification Treatment System (MOATS): a tool to test the response of Salish Sea species to changing carbon chemistry
Room 6C
Determining how species will respond to ocean acidification is commonly done by rearing individuals in water with controlled carbon chemistry. We developed the Mobile Ocean Acidification Treatment System (MOATS) as a low-cost, high-precision system for acidification experiments. Each MOATS aquarium has independent control of pH, dissolved oxygen temperature and light exposure. The parameter can be manipulated dynamically to mimic diural patterns or rapid upwelling events. The MOATS have a small physical foot-print (75 cm x 75 cm) and can be move for experiments at field stations or onboard a ship. An array of MOATS are installed at the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Mukilteo Field Station, with more installations planned for other research labs in the region.
