What is Ocean Acidification?
Ocean acidification is a climate-ocean impact. Carbon dioxide emissions are being absorbed by the ocean and altering the chemical balance of seawater which marine life depends upon for survival. Learn more about combined climate-ocean impacts.
Models for Ocean-Climate Action Along the Pacific Coast of North America
The Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC)—which includes the US States of California, Oregon, and Washington and the Province of British Columbia in Canada—is working to confront the ocean and climate crises. Collectively and individually, these governments are addressing the causes of ocean acidification and changing ocean conditions while increasing the resilience of coastal communities.
Netherlands Releases OA Action Plan
The Government of the Netherlands joined the OA Alliance at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on September 13, 2018. In keeping with the OA Alliance framework for action, the Netherlands has released their National Ocean Acidification Action Plan.
Mainstreaming OA into National Policies: A Handbook for Pacific Islands
The OA Alliance was invited to partner with OA Alliance member, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) on a newly released publication, “Mainstreaming OA into National Policies: A Handbook for Pacific Islands,” which was showcased at a side event during SPREP’s regional meeting in Apia, Samoa on September 4.
U.S. State to State Workshop on Ocean and Coastal Acidification
Sharing lessons learned and best practices across state governments that have undertaken state-led efforts to address ocean and coastal acidification. The OA Alliance hosted a 2-day Coast to Coast State Workshop on Ocean and Coastal Acidification on September 26-27, 2019 at the New York Aquarium on Coney Island.
Protecting Treaty Trust Resources for Future Generations
Combating ocean acidification starts at home, with dedicated individuals rolling up their sleeves to take action. The Nisqually Tribe of Western Washington is an engaged member of the OA Alliance, focused on climate resiliency, action, education and outreach at a local and national level.
Shucking and Plucking
With about 120 in attendance, the cleanup brought together dozens of shellfish growers, members of the Squaxin Island Tribe and Nisqually Tribe, Northwest Farm Credit Services, and Washington State Department of Natural Resources on a common goal: a trash free Puget Sound.
Ocean Acidification and Pacific Islands
Ocean acidification could have profound impacts on the food security, economy, and culture of communities in the Pacific Islands.