Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate A Technical Input

Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate is the result of a collaboration among numerous local, state, federal, and nongovernmen

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About This Series This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the National Climate Assessment (NCA) 2013 report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the •˜‹Š•ȱ‘Š—ŽȱŽœŽŠ›Œ‘ȱŒȱ˜ȱŗşşŖǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ›Žšž’›ŽœȱŠȱ›Ž™˜›ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ›Žœ’Ž—ȱŠ—ȱ˜—gress every four years on the status of climate change science and impacts. The NCA informs the nation about already observed changes, the current status of the climate, and Š—’Œ’™ŠŽȱ›Ž—œȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱžž›Žǯȱ‘Žȱȱ›Ž™˜›ȱ™›˜ŒŽœœȱ’—Ž›ŠŽœȱœŒ’Ž—’ęŒȱ’—˜›–Š’˜—ȱ›˜–ȱ–ž•’™•Žȱœ˜ž›ŒŽœȱŠ—ȱœŽŒ˜›œȱ˜ȱ‘’‘•’‘ȱ”Ž¢ȱꗍ’—œȱŠ—ȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱŠ™œȱ’—ȱ ˜ž›ȱ”—˜ •ŽŽǯȱ’—’—œȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱȱ™›˜Ÿ’Žȱ’—™žȱ˜ȱŽŽ›Š•ȱœŒ’Ž—ŒŽȱ™›’˜›’’ŽœȱŠ—ȱ Š›ŽȱžœŽȱ‹¢ȱǯǯȱŒ’’£Ž—œǰȱŒ˜––ž—’’ŽœȱŠ—ȱ‹žœ’—ŽœœŽœȱŠœȱ‘Ž¢ȱŒ›ŽŠŽ