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November 17, 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications No Comments | Category Marine Directorate Science

Majority of UK public unaware of growing threat that ocean acidification poses to the marine world

According to the results of a major new national survey, published by Cardiff University, the majority of the British public has a very low awareness of the issue of ocean acidification, with around only one-in-five participants stating they had even heard of the issue. Although many other aspects of global climate change are readily recognised by the general public, we know far less about how they view ocean acidification. Researchers from Cardiff University have conducted the first comprehensive survey of the British public’s views on this topic, interviewing over 2,500 people across the country.

The survey was funded by the UK Ocean Acidification Programme (UKOA). It was carried out by researchers from the Tyndall Centre and the Climate Change Consortium of Wales based in Cardiff University’s Schools of Psychology and Earth and Ocean Sciences.

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