Giving Compass' Take:

• Jessica Fu reports how the ocean is changing faster than it has in the last 66 million years and the acidification is now having its effects on Dungeness crabs. 

• How can funders work to increase awareness about ocean acidification? Who will be most impacted by ocean acidification? 

• Learn about ocean acidification to come. 

Ocean acidification could jeopardize the Dungeness crab, an economically vital shellfish species in the Pacific Northwest. In a new study funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, researchers found that Dungeness crabs are not only struggling to fully develop shells—the sensory organs they use to seek food and navigate the ocean are getting damaged, too. The culprit? Rising ocean acidity linked to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (see our reporting on this very issue). A crabby reason to reel in our carbon emissions? CNN has more.

Read the full article about ocean acidification by Jessica Fu at The Counter.