Spearheaded by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, five west coast SACs develop ocean acidification action plan Download Action Plan as a pdf. Beginning in 2007, the CINMS Advisory Council took action to address the potential impacts of ocean acidification. Spearheaded by SAC members Bruce Steele and
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OA Task Force recommendations — executive summary
The OATF offers additional details regarding the National Resource Council report: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean In September 2010, the National Research Council published the report, “Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean” which reviews the current state
NSF grants will fund studies of ocean acidification
SAN DIEGO — With increasing levels of carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere and moving into marine systems, the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic. To address the growing concern of acidifying marine ecosystems, the National Science Foundation has awarded 21 grants, including awards to scientists at Scripps Institution of
The other carbon dioxide problem
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory’s Carbon Program, 3 May 2011. Fundamental changes in seawater chemistry are occurring throughout the world’s oceans. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind’s industrial and agricultural activities has increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. The ocean
Ocean acidification: A national strategy to meet the challenges of a changing ocean
Researcher Interviews (posted on EPOCA blog May 2, 2011) Scientists are working to better understand how ocean acidification will impact habitats, animals, and people. Here, two ocean scientists—both members of the committee that wrote Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean (2010) —share insights