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
Scientists enhance Seaglider technology to measure carbon dioxide
Oceanographer Claudine Hauri and her team at University for Alaska Fairbanks are expanding the use of sea gliders to better understand carbon chemistry in Alaska waters.
Coastal Radio Series highlights fisheries and climate in Kodiak
The Alaska OA Network is partnering on a coastal radio series to elevate the voices of local researchers, fishermen and community members in Kodiak and their perspectives on climate and fisheries. Check out the first two shows.
Recording: A closer look at ocean iron fertilization
In Sept, the Alaska OA Network co-hosted a webinar on marine carbon dioxide removal. The session provided an introduction to ocean iron fertilization as a possible method, the science needed to assess potential ecosystem impacts, and the state of field experiments and alternative pathways. Watch the recorded webinar.
New mapping tool: A big picture view of ocean acidification in North America
Researchers have put together a set of interactive climatologies (long-term average conditions) and atlases depicting OA status across North American marine ecosystems. Read an interview with NOAA’s Simone Alin to learn about what these maps show for Alaska.