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NOAA-led Researchers Discover Ocean Acidity is Dissolving Shells of Tiny Snails Off the U.S. West Coast

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Bongo nets are deployed up to 200 meters deep to catch marine snails (pteropods), which are indicators of the progress of ocean acidification. The pteropod samples were collected during the U.S. West Coast survey cruises in 2011 and 2013. (Credit: NOAA)

Bongo nets are deployed up to 200 meters deep to catch marine snails (pteropods), which are indicators of the progress of ocean acidification. The pteropod samples were collected during the U.S. West Coast survey cruises in 2011 and 2013. (Credit: NOAA)

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