OA StoryMaps Launched; Communications project with Aquarium conservation Partnership and NOAA

The OA Alliance is proud to be launching an OA communications project with the Aquarium Conservation Partnership and NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program!

“Exploring Our Changing Ocean: Impacts and Response to Ocean Acidification in the US,” is a collaborative project supporting aquaria in place-based storytelling about the importance of addressing climate change in communities they serve.

The project includes the development of six interactive OA StoryMaps showcasing relevant ocean acidification trends, science activities, stakeholder engagements, and policy responses taking place across regions where NOAA supports U.S. Coastal Acidification Networks (“CANs”).

The six regional NOAA CANs include activities in Alaska, California Current, North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico. 

By regionalizing information and storytelling, “Exploring Our Changing Ocean: Impacts and Response to OA” supports education, outreach, and calls to action that associated aquarium partners and science institutions can utilize across their larger climate change narratives and outreach efforts.