Alaska Ocean Acidification Network
The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network engages with scientists and stakeholders to expand the understanding of ocean acidification processes and consequences, as well as potential adaptation strategies.
Strengthening Alaska’s Fishing Communities for a Resilient Future
Climate change is reshaping the Gulf of Alaska, placing marine ecosystems and fishing communities at risk. We’re partnering with Cordova, Kodiak, and Sitka to create adaptive strategies that protect fisheries and support community resilience.
RECENT NEWS
Recorded Webinar: Community and public engagement on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR)
This Feb 26 webinar was co-hosted by the Alaska OA Network and explored the need for responsible community engagement around mCDR, how it has been approached so far for field experiments, and developing strategies and resources for best practices. Watch the recorded session.
Recorded webinar: Ocean Acidification in Alaska
UAF’s Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) hosted a webinar on Feb 25 to explore ocean acidification in Alaska including what we know about current conditions and species response. You can watch the recorded session with speakers Darcy Dugan (AOOS) and Natalie Monacci (University of Alaska Fairbanks).
New handout: Ocean Acidification in Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska is considered an ocean acidification hotspot and monitoring efforts from a multitude of groups have contributed to understanding conditions there. Check out a new 4-page brochure that includes maps of inside waters and how we can interpret what is known so far.
Alaska OA researchers meet in Anchorage
Members of the Alaska OA Network’s research community met on Jan 30 during the Alaska Marine Science Symposium to talk about recent science, interpretation of results, and ways to expand species response studies.