Incorporating Ocean Acidification into the European Ocean Act - Submission to the European Commission’s call for evidence

The OA Alliance EU Stakeholders Working Group grew out of the meeting, ‘Exploring Marine Management and Policy Response to Ocean Acidification,’ which was held 24 May, 2023 on the margins of European Maritime Day 2023 in Brest, France.

Since then, this working group has met quarterly and has continued to advance the integration of Ocean Acidification into European legal and policy documents. In this capacity, we responded to the call for evidence to the European Ocean Act, an initiative aimed at modernising and strengthening marine spatial planning. 

The OA Alliance submission to the European Ocean Act calls on the European Commission to account for climate-ocean changes, such as Ocean and Coastal Acidification, when addressing:

1. Fragmented ocean governance;

2. Climate, pollution, and environmental pressures;

3. Alignment with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.