{"id":5675,"date":"2022-09-26T14:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T18:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/?page_id=5675"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:04:33","slug":"vocal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/vocal\/","title":{"rendered":"VOCAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5675\" class=\"elementor elementor-5675\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a620d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a620d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cfd83a\" data-id=\"5cfd83a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789aae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"789aae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VOCAL<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76eb627 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76eb627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Visualizing Ocean and Coastal Acidification Locally<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85af8cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85af8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: 0.3px; background-color: initial;\">The VOCAL project created infographics to help illustrate some of the natural and man-made processes that are driving coastal acidification, and a companion fact sheet for legislators that outlines what policy actions we can take to mitigate the damage of coastal acidification.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a904ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a904ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-821b4b2\" data-id=\"821b4b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f990381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f990381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Maybe you\u2019ve heard of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oceanacidification.noaa.gov\/OurChangingOcean.aspx\"><span class=\"s1\">ocean acidification<\/span><\/a>, but did you know that our coastal waters are becoming more acidic as well? Coastal acidification is complex, so these VOCAL infographics were created to give a behind-the-scenes look at what is responsible for influencing the chemistry of our coasts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ab0456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ab0456\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b090684\" data-id=\"b090684\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8203c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8203c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VOCAL New England<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc63fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc63fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12kSMM7I3xoO5J8Wn_USUTPjMDSlYDXfH\/view?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-NE-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4487\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-NE-thumbnail.jpg 230w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-NE-thumbnail-189x146.jpg 189w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-NE-thumbnail-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-NE-thumbnail-97x75.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 230px, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ff3f11\" data-id=\"6ff3f11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2048d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2048d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VOCAL Mid Atlantic<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab17e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab17e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10OHF7mmdouRMFo6op_FCm4tsGmL1W2iH\/view?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-MA-thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4837\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-MA-thumbnail.jpg 230w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-MA-thumbnail-189x146.jpg 189w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-MA-thumbnail-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vocal-MA-thumbnail-97x75.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 230px, 230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bb993f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bb993f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-691766c\" data-id=\"691766c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b670f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b670f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b582f7c\" data-id=\"b582f7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3749c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3749c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VOCAL Industry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4a408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e4a408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The changing chemistry of our coasts has a big effect on shellfish, both wild and aquacultured. This infographic was designed to answer some of the questions asked by the Northeast Coastal Acidification Network\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.necan.org\/\"><span class=\"s1\">(NECAN)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Industry Working Group, and to help guide future research and collaborations between industry members and scientists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e373ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e373ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nrFwKWl8ocejnVH8I4p16pfgURKT4CQw\/view?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-industry-thumbnail.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5676\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-industry-thumbnail.png 250w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-industry-thumbnail-189x146.png 189w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-industry-thumbnail-50x39.png 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-industry-thumbnail-97x75.png 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 250px, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd8c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd8c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Note: this is a newer partial update of the original VOCAL Industry infographic; you can view and download the original <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10_toF0rQ4ZYEKRa-VdVOoSry6OQyaGJk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7824763\" data-id=\"7824763\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d830326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d830326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VOCAL Policy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dff7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dff7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Maybe you\u2019ve heard of ocean acidification, but did you know that our coastal waters in New England and the Mid-Atlantic are becoming more acidic as well? There are many factors influencing coastal chemistry, and the changes we\u2019re seeing are happening much faster and fluctuating more dramatically than in the ocean.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f663fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f663fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/110SyKbcvnZVzkHv0YipUMkU8nTtLJeaK\/view?usp=sharing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-policy-thumbnail.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5677\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-policy-thumbnail.png 250w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-policy-thumbnail-189x146.png 189w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-policy-thumbnail-50x39.png 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-vocal-policy-thumbnail-97x75.png 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 250px, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd5f3b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd5f3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22fd909\" data-id=\"22fd909\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a682e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a682e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">These infographics fit on a standard 8.5\u00d711\u2033 sheet of paper, double-sided, and we encourage you to download the PDF (and\/or print it, though please use paper thoughtfully) for your personal or educational use.\u00a0These are high-resolution files and we recommend you download them over WiFi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d4fe2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d9d4fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f887b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f887b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT IS pH?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc91c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbc91c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">\u201cpH\u201d is an abbreviation for \u201cpower of hydrogen\u201d or \u201cpotential hydrogen.\u201d (What \u2018p\u2019\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">actually stands for is disputed<\/span>, but it\u2019s the \u2018H\u2019 that\u2019s important.) Hydrogen is vital to<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0pH<\/span>\u00a0because the amount of hydrogen ions in a water-based solution (which is a liquid that\u2019s a combination of water and something else) dictates how acidic something is. Because\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">hydrogen ions are so tiny<\/span>\u00a0and it takes many thousands of ions to make a measurable difference in pH, the pH scale is\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">logarithmic<\/span>: each number of the scale represents a change that\u2019s an order of magnitude larger or smaller than its neighboring number. That means that stomach acid, with a pH of one, is ten times more acidic than lemon juice (pH =2), and a hundred times more acidic than cola (pH of 3).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e01c02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e01c02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4099d5\" data-id=\"d4099d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3df6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3df6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"928\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5678\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent.png 928w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent-260x122.png 260w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/site-ph-scale-transparent-150x70.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 700px, (max-width:928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e24b32\" data-id=\"8e24b32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fda0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fda0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The pH of the ocean and coast has a massive effect on animals and the ecosystem. Animals like fish, shellfish, and corals have a certain pH range in which they can thrive. Corals, for example, have a very low tolerance for changes in pH; increasing coastal and ocean acidification is already wreaking havoc on reefs and causing massive die-offs. Closer to home, bay scallops are an example of an animal that appears to be very sensitive to shifts in pH, and studies have shown that even slight changes have a big effect on scallops\u2019 growth and survival. That\u2019s worrying not only because scallops are part of our coastal ecosystem, but because they\u2019re the most valuable commercial fishery in our region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOCAL Visualizing Ocean and Coastal Acidification Locally The VOCAL project created infographics to help illustrate some of the natural and man-made processes that are driving coastal acidification, and a companion<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"folder":[40],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5675"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5675"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5684,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5675\/revisions\/5684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neracoos1.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=5675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}