Ocean acidification

In view of the current situation with COVID-19, the Organizing Committee of the 5th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World has extended the deadline for submissions of abstracts and travel support applications until Friday, 24 April 2020. Applicants for travel support will be notified on the outcome of their application by 7 May. A decision will be made by mid-May on whether to continue with the proposed date (7-10 September 2020) or delay the Symposium. The Symposium organizers are monitoring the situation closely and updates will be posted on the Symposium website.

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Date: Wednesday, April 15 at 11:00am PST

Description: Join us for our first webinar of the year and a discussion about the potential impacts of OA on seafood. Presentations will include a focus on Dungeness Crab in the Pacific, oysters in the Atlantic and finfish in the Pacific. Speakers will answer questions like:

How are culturally and economically significant species being impacted by OA and other stressors?
How might some seafood economies be affected?
How is science being prioritized to better examine these impacts?

Continue reading ‘Upcoming webinar: Are we already seeing impacts of OA? biological studies and research from around the world’

The Fifth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS-V, https://melmeeting.xmu.edu.cn/xmas5) will be held in Xiamen, China from Jan 11th to 14th, 2021. The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is pleased to announce the call for session/mini workshop proposals.

Theme of XMAS-V
Multidisciplinary Sciences Serving a Sustainable and Healthy Ocean Continue reading ‘Call for session/mini workshop proposals: The Fifth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences’

When: March 19, 5 to 6pm CET

Description: Meredith White (Mook Sea Farms), Mike Congrove (Oyster Seed Holdings) and Peter Hughes (Atlantic Cape Fisheries) will share their perspectives about the challenges related to ocean acidification facing the commercial shellfish industry and discuss the research and technology they’ve invested in to mitigate the impacts of acidification. Their presentations will be followed by a Q&A discussion with scientists Joe Salisbury, Jeremy Testa, and Daphne Munroe whose areas of expertise focus on carbonate chemistry and how it relates to sustainable management of shellfish and aquaculture resources.

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When: Thursday, March 12, 2020, 12-1pm EDT

Abstract: Recently a new generation of realistic, coupled atmosphere-circulation-biogeochemistry-ecosystem simulations has been developed and deployed by our team for the California Current System. Its centerpiece is a multi-decadal hindcast with fine mesoscale grid resolution, with nested subdomains and time periods for focus on particular places and processes (e.g., urban eutrophication in Southern California), as well as regional impact assessments for the future. This webinar will address motivations, methodology, and a sampling of key results. This project and its continuing extensions have meaningful implications for management of climate change at a regional level.

Continue reading ‘Webinar: Simulating acidification (and linked processes) along the North American West Coast’

When: Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 12-1pm EDT

Abstract: The southern California Current System is especially vulnerable to ocean acidification, deoxygenation (OAH), all of which are exacerbated by global climate change. Management of local pollution sources, increasing ecosystem resilience and investment in bioremediation are all strategies specifically identified to address OAH in the California Ocean Protection Council’s (OPC)Strategic Plan (2020; theplan can be found here). Disentangling the magnitude and interaction of local pollution, climate change and the biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks requires an integrated system modeling approach carefully validated against available datasets. It also requires a patient application of this modeling system to drive management conversations about climate change adaptation and local pollution management. Other ingredients to this solution include an active and engaged stakeholder community and scientific consensus on the import of these changes to nearshore biological communities. This talk presents a case study of how a multidisciplinary team of scientists and managers are assembling the scientific ingredients to California’s strategic response to climate change and its impact on OAH nearshore,including the proliferation of coastal harmful algal blooms in the Southern California Bight, a large marine embayment on the US West Coast.
Speakers: Fayçal Kessouri, Ph.D. and Martha Sutula. Ph.D., Biogeochemistry Department, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (SCCWRP), Costa Mesa CA

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We anticipate the Symposium will be held on schedule in September 2020. The situation with the spread of COVID-19 and how it may affect the Symposium is being continually monitored. If there is a change in circumstances this will be posted on symposium website and the information sent to all senior authors who have submitted an abstract. Please continue to submit abstracts, which has a 25 March 2020 deadline. Early registration payment closes 5 June and registration closes 21 August 2020.

Please visit the Symposium website regularly for further updates: http://www.highco2-lima.org/

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