James Barry
Jim Barry, with a background in biological oceanography and marine ecology, is a senior scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) whose research program focuses on the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems. After training at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Barry joined the science staff at the MBARI in the early 1990s. In addition to climate change, his research interests are broad, spanning topics such as; 1) the biology and ecology of chemosynthetic biological communities in the deep-sea, 2) coupling between upper ocean and seafloor ecosystems in polar and temperate environments, 3) the biology of deep-sea communities, and 4) the biology of submarine canyon communities. For the past several years, Barry’s program has centered on studies of the effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification on marine ecosystems, including direct carbon sequestration in the deep-sea, and the passive influx of fossil carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through the sea surface. Barry has helped inform Congress on ocean acidification, ocean carbon sequestration and climate change by speaking at congressional briefings and meetings with congressional members.