Ocean Acidification

Deadline for abstract submission: 13 September 2023

While the increase of atmospheric CO₂ from fossil fuel burning is the main driver of ocean acidification (OA), coastal processes (e.g., upwelling, river input, benthic production and respiration) can increase complexity. Local coastal processes can modulate or exacerbate OA from atmospheric CO₂, and these processes occur on spatial scales that are not well represented in global climate models (GCMs). Additionally, projections rely mainly on chemical-physical variables with simplistic thresholds for the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem services. As a result, predictive information to support decisions facing coastal communities on OA impacts is largely lacking.

Ocean predictions and projections on local scales to support decisions require us to employ new technologies: digital twins, machine learning, high resolution predictions, observational data utilization, and integration of biological and ecological information.  

This session highlights best practices for forecasting and providing localized projections, new approaches to address the computationally intense requirements of providing climate information at hyper-local scales, advancing the integration of biological and ecological information, innovative technologies that integrate autonomous real time observations and visualization of the output. We invite all approaches that deliver forecasts, projections of state, variability, phenology as well as novel ways of delivering data/knowledge to stakeholders.

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Deadline for abstract submission: 13 September 2023

Ocean acidification (OA) has been observed in all regions of the world’s ocean and it continues to increase at an unprecedented rate. This global phenomenon has variable local impacts, affecting organisms and ecosystem services, such as food security, by reducing biodiversity, degrading habitats and endangering fisheries and aquaculture. In recent years, OA has gained recognition across national and international policy frameworks, including in national ocean action plans, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

To fully address and minimize the effects of OA, local researchers, stakeholders, and tribal communities will need to be engaged to co-design science, monitoring, research, and synthesis products that enable and support informed decisions about mitigation, adaptation, and preparedness strategies. The Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) leads this effort to foster global collaboration, build capacity for local OA monitoring and include local knowledge with over 1000 members in 105 countries, organized in 9 regional hubs.

This session aims to highlight a diversity of projects that utilize creative avenues to co-design science and disseminate it to a broader audience while engaging other sectors in OA research, monitoring, mitigation, outreach, education, and more.

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Champion countries leading the implementation of the Commonwealth Blue Charter gathered in Ottawa, Canada, on 27-30 March 2023 to take stock of Commonwealth ocean action over the past five years, and outline a robust plan of action for the future.

The Commonwealth Blue Charter is an agreement by 56 nations to work together to protect the ocean and promote its good governance and sustainable development. Since its launch in 2018, endorsed by Commonwealth heads of government, 16 champion countries have stepped forward to lead 10 action groups comprised of like-minded member states who work collaboratively to tackle crucial ocean issues.

The meeting aimed to review progress and key lessons learned in the implementation of the Blue Charter, in view of global ocean commitments and the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants also discussed relevant actions to take in the lead up to the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2024 in Samoa, where ocean issues are expected to be a prominent focus.

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Please consider submitting your abstract to the OA session (SS84) that will be held during the 2021 Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography conference, before 12 March 2021. 

The session is entitled ‘Ocean Acidification: trends and effects from local to regional scales‘. It will be co-chaired by colleagues from the OA Med-Hub (Steeve Comeau (France), Abed El Rahman Hassoun (Lebanon), Michele Giani (Italy)), but it is not restricted just to OA Med. scientists. So we are looking to receive abstracts from OA colleagues anywhere.

We are waiting the abstracts’ submissions #ASLO2021 here: https://www.aslo.org/2021-virtual-meeting/session-list/

Students who want to attend the 2021 ASLO Virtual Meeting are strongly encouraged to apply for a student award to help cover the cost of registration! Applications due with abstract submission (closes 12 March 2021).

At the upcoming OA Day of Action to be held in Liberia, OA-Africa is hosting a side event event in partnership withThe Ocean Foundation, the IAEA OA-ICC, Future Earth Coasts, Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia, National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, and the Liberia Maritime Authority. The objective of the OA-Africa side event is to promote and facilitate a community of awareness around ocean acidification to communicate, develop, and facilitate international activities on ocean acidification, including science, capacity building, and communication. We find that the work on ocean acidification is better appreciated when scientists, industry practitioners, and policymakers collaborate and speak a common language.

The Ocean Acidification Day of Action will be hosted by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia in cooperation with the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (OA-ICC).

Ocean acidification often referred to as “the other CO₂ problem”, is a perturbation of ocean chemistry as a consequence of human CO₂ emission. It has been shown to be a major threat to marine ecosystems worldwide, and is the focus of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.3. Since 2015, African scientists are actively collaborating to address this issue by advancing ocean acidification research throughout the continent as part of the OA-Africa network.

The 5th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, 7-10 September 2020 in Lima, Peru, is expected to attract more than 500 scientists in the field. It will maintain the traditional focus of the four previous symposia and will look at ocean acidification and the associated impacts on marine organisms, ecosystems, and biogeochemical cycles, as well as the implications for society. Ocean acidification will be considered in combination with other global changes, such as ocean warming and deoxygenation. More information on the programme can be found on the Symposium website (http://www.highco2-lima.org/).

The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (http://www.iaea.org/ocean-acidification) will support the attendance of selected participants from eligible Member States to present their work and foster international collaboration.

Deadline for nominations through competent official authorities: 6 March 2020

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Call for Abstracts – 5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, Lima, Peru, 7-10 September 2020

The Symposium is the place to share cutting-edge science in a rapidly developing frontier of research dealing with the science of ocean acidification and other drivers of change. The Symposium will feature keynote talks by some of the leading experts in the field, as well as special events on ocean acidification and aquaculture, carbonate chemistry, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), and the Latin American Ocean Acidification Network (LAOCA).

For more information on the Symposium themes, abstract submissions and meeting details, please visit the Symposium website at http://www.highco2-lima.org.

Key dates:
– 6 March 2020, abstract submission deadline
– 15 April 2020, abstract and travel support applicants notified
– 5 June 2020, early registration closes
– 21 August 2020, registration closes
– 7 September 2020, on-site registration

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A session on “What determines species sensitivity to a rapidly changing ocean? Identifying solutions for conservation and management” (SSO-26) is organized by Kirti Ramesh, Frank Melzner and Sam Dupont at the 6th International Marine Conservation Congress.

Location/time: Kiel, Germany, 24-27 August 2020

Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 24 February 2020

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The 5th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, 7-10 September 2020 in Lima, Peru, is expected to attract more than 500 scientists in the field. It will maintain the traditional focus of the four previous symposia and will look at ocean acidification and the associated impacts on marine organisms, ecosystems, and biogeochemical cycles, as well as the implications for society. Ocean acidification will be considered in combination with other global changes, such as ocean warming and deoxygenation. More information on the programme can be found on the Symposium website (http://www.highco2-lima.org/).

The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (http://www.iaea.org/ocean-acidification) will support the attendance of selected participants from eligible Member States to present their work and foster international collaboration.

Deadline for nominations through competent official authorities: 6 March 2020

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First Call for Abstracts – 5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, Lima, Peru, 7-10 September 2020

The Symposium is the place to share cutting-edge science in a rapidly developing frontier of research dealing with the science of ocean acidification and other drivers of change. The Symposium will feature keynote talks by some of the leading experts in the field, as well as special events on ocean acidification and aquaculture, carbonate chemistry, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), and the Latin American Ocean Acidification Network (LAOCA).

For more information on the Symposium themes, abstract submissions and meeting details, please visit the Symposium website at http://www.highco2-lima.org.

Key dates:
– 6 March 2020, abstract submission deadline
– 15 April 2020, abstract and travel support applicants notified
– 5 June 2020, early registration closes
– 21 August 2020, registration closes
– 7 September 2020, on-site registration

More information and abstract submission. 

Conference Description: The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) was launched in December 2015 at the culmination of the Indian Ocean Conference at Goa to mark the completion of 50 years of first International Indian Ocean Expedition. The IIOE-2 is a multi-national, multi-institutional programme to advance our understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, geological and climatological aspects of the Indian Ocean to enhance its role on the socio-economy of the region.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 October, 2019

Sessions:
01: IIOE-2 contribution to sustainable development: toward the UN Decade of ocean science
02: Impacts of climate change on the Indian Ocean
03: Circulation and Boundary currents in the Indian Ocean
04: Ocean observations and data in the Indian Ocean: toward an ocean data information system
05: Biogeochemistry and Microbiology of the Indian Ocean: Recent advances
06: Ecology of the Indian Ocean: Understanding and Predictability
07: Air-Sea interactions, exchange of trace gases and related processes
08: Atmospheric Chemistry and pollution
09: Coastal and estuarine processes: Anthropogenic impacts and vulnerabilities
10: Climate and monsoon variability: Lessons from paleo-climatic studies and links to polar regions
11: Inter-basin interactions in the Indian Ocean
12: Marginal seas of the Indian Ocean
13: Geology, geophysics and seabed mapping of the Indian Ocean
14: Extreme events and their impacts

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