Oceanographer Richard Feely stands on the deck of the Wecoma during a 2007 research cruise off the Washington-Oregon coast. A winch is poised to lower a rosette of empty canisters and sensors into the roiling sea. The samples will be used to study how carbon dioxide is raising the acidity of sea water and jeopardizing the survival of oyster larvae.
Dr. Richard Feely, senior oceanographer at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.
Richard Feely walks through the Pike Place fish market admiring the bounty and diversity of marine treasures on display at the market—rows and rows of mussels, clams, scallops, tuna, and other seafood favorites are piled high on open beds of shaved ice. Shouts of “We fillet for free!” and “Best catch