Climate Change and Aquaculture in Long Island Sound
Provided by: Connecticut Sea Grant|Published on: May 24, 2024
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Tessa L. Getchis, David Carey
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Connecticut, Coastal CT
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This research brief describes how climate change affects aquaculture in the Connecticut region of the Long Island Sound.
- Students will read about the effects of increasing temperatures, precipitation, ocean acidification, and extreme weather on Connecticut's fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure.
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Positives
- This resource is packed with information while remaining concise and brief.
- Students will enjoy looking at the photographs included throughout the reading.
Additional Prerequisites
- Some students may need the terms aquaculture, salinity, pH, estuarine, and others defined before they read the resource.
- Students should understand what climate change is and its impacts.
Differentiation
- Teachers can read the introduction section as a class and then assign the other sections to groups of students to practice summarizing for the rest of the class.
- Students can imagine themselves as someone who owns an aquaculture operation and brainstorm adaptation and mitigation strategies to counteract one of the impacts addressed in the reading.
- After reading this, students may want to learn more about sea level rise, weather events, ocean acidification, and extreme heat.
This resource offers students an overview of the impacts of climate change on shellfish aquaculture, providing insights on coping and adaptive strategies developed by shellfish farmers to respond to future climate risks. We reviewed the resource thoroughly. It has passed our science credibility process.
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