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OA Presentation in Ketchikan July 23
U.S. House passes ocean acidification bill
May 29 event: Understanding OA in Kachemak Bay
UAF seeks MS student for OA research assistantship
Seeking MS student for ocean acidification research assistantship at UAF Position: Research Assistantship (MS in Marine Biology) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. One MS student is sought to study the physiological impacts of future ocean change multi-stressors...
OA Legislation advances in Congress
On April 9, the House Science, Space, and Technology’s Environment Subcommittee approved for further consideration several bills relating to ocean acidification. Specifically, the Subcommittee approved: R.1716, the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act, which...
How does OA affect herring roe?
A new study is underway in Sitka to look at the response of herring to OA and climate change. The project is led by PhD student Lauren Bell.
Seattle Times: Rate of CO2 absorbed by ocean is accelerating
Murkowski Senate bill addresses ocean acidification
New paper: Modeling OA in the Bering Sea
University of Washington’s Darren Pilcher and colleagues ran a hindcast from 2003-2014 to track seasonality and trends.
Hakai Magazine: Shells of sea butterflies are already dissolving
Juneau Empire article: Southeast Alaska Vulnerable to OA
OA presentation/Q&A to be held in Juneau February 20
New: OA kits available for classroom experiments
‘State of the Science’ report for stakeholders
Read the latest on the species response, forecasting, and regional influences
Nov 18: OA and Crab panel at Pacific Marine Expo
Bering Strait students learn about OA
James Greely is a shellfish grower and owner of Tommaso Shellfish, a small family owned oyster farm in Sea Otter Sound near Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Researchers tackle data gaps in OA impacts
Studies explore socio‐economic implications of Arctic OA
Clams and climate change — new Alaska study examines the connections
UAF researchers are partnering with the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery to learn more about bivalve response to OA.