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Myron Roth

Myron Roth

Director of Climate Risk Management at BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy; marine biologist and aquaculture expert specializing in ocean acidification and seafood system resilience.

Jul 3, 2026

Before the Tipping Point AI & Sustainability

Before the Tipping Point AI & Sustainability

Ocean Acidification: The Slow Climate Risk No One Sees | Myron Roth

Jul 3 · 25m

LourdesHOST
1:37
What actually changed?
Myron Roth
Myron RothGUEST
1:38
Okay.
Myron Roth
Myron RothGUEST
1:39
Well, it's a bit of a long story, and it actually started with shellfish aquaculture in Washington State.
Myron Roth
Myron RothGUEST
1:48
So I don't know how much time you have, but basically in about 2007, you know, shellfish growers in Washington State started to notice a lot of problems in their hatcheries, and it sort of boiled down to corrosive water, as what we know today as ocean acidification.
Myron Roth
Myron RothGUEST
2:03
So that happened, you know, almost like 20 years ago.
Myron Roth
Myron RothGUEST
2:07
And, you know, DFO started picking up on it.
Myron Roth
Myron RothGUEST
2:11
That's, you know, the Canadian regulator in their Pacific State of the Ocean reports.

11 MINS LATER

LourdesHOST
12:55
And then there's measurable results because what do you have to stop doing to make that successful and make progress?

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