Peninsula Daily News: Scientists are optimistic that sophisticated monitors now operating off the North Olympic Peninsula coast will help them understand acidity levels that are skyrocketing both in the ocean and in Puget Sound and Hood Canal. To check the composition of seawater coming into the Sound and Hood Canal, a high-tech buoy was deployed Friday about 15 miles off LaPush. It will keep track of the weather, the atmosphere, water chemistry and plankton growth. Nearby, a seaglider — a …