Establishes the Ocean Acidification Council to address coastal acidification and nutrient pollution in Massachusetts.
The bill creates the Ocean Acidification Council to tackle coastal and environmental acidification and nutrient pollution in Massachusetts. The council will coordinate monitoring efforts, maintain a central repository for acidification data, and recommend mitigative interventions. It will also promote citizen science initiatives and recommend adaptive practices for the shellfishing industry. The council will perform cost-benefit analyses of intervention strategies and develop best practices for the shellfishing industry to adapt to acidification.
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