Title: Ocean acidification in the northern Indian Ocean: role of atmospheric pollutants
Date: 23 March 2023
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SAROA hub webinar series – ocean acidification in the northern Indian Ocean: role of atmospheric pollutants
Published 22 March 2023 Events , Presentations , Resources Leave a CommentDeadline extended: call for community review on OARS white papers
Published 20 March 2023 Projects , Web sites and blogs Leave a CommentDEADLINE EXTENDED until 30 April 2023!
The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development programme “Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS)“, spearheaded by the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), invites you to participate in the community review of its white papers. The OARS programme provides a vision for ocean acidification research for the next decade by setting out a roadmap that, when implemented in collaboration with multiple partners, will deliver against seven outcomes by 2030.
To participate in the review, please visit the webpage linked below to download the pdf of the outcome or outcomes you would like to review as well as the review template. Use the template to submit your specific comments, referencing the precise outcome and page you are commenting on; one single template can be used to review more than one white paper. Once you have finished the review, please send your completed template to the GOA-ON Secretariat secretariat@goa-on.org no later than 30 April 2023.
OARS White Paper Community Review
If you are interested in contributing to any of the seven OARS outcomes or just want to hear more, please contact us! The GOA-ON secretariat will put you in touch with the outcome champions: secretariat@goa-on.org
Continue reading ‘Deadline extended: call for community review on OARS white papers’Pier2Peer scholarship announcement!
Published 15 March 2023 Educational Materials , Program , Resources Leave a Comment
Scholarship alert! Did you know that GOA-ON’s Pier2Peer program offers scholarships to eligible mentor/mentee pairs? These awards from The Ocean Foundation — up to $5,000 USD — help support international collaborations between mentors and mentees that result in tangible gains in technical capacity, cooperation, and knowledge. For more information, including eligibility and application information, visit the Pier2Peer webpage on GOA-ON. Make sure to apply by the April 15th deadline!
Apply to Pier2Peer Scholarship
Continue reading ‘Pier2Peer scholarship announcement!’Climate threats to Asian fishing – the world’s biggest source of fish (audio)
Published 1 March 2023 Presentations , Web sites and blogs 1 CommentFishing boats moored at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. The Asian fishing industry ranges from small artisanal fishers to huge vessels that travel the world.(Han Jiajun/VCG via Getty Images)
The Asian region has the largest fishing fleet – about two-thirds of the global total.
A UN Report last year found that Asia produced 70% of the world’s fish for consumption.
But that globally valuable industry faces several climate-related threats, including ocean acidification.
Guest: Professor Steven Widdicombe, a world leader in ocean acidification.
Director of Science and Deputy Chief Executive, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK.
Advisor to Back to Blue, an initiative of The Economist and The Nippon Foundation, which seeks to improve evidence-based approaches and solutions to the pressing issues faced by the ocean.
Co-chair of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network
Professor Quentin Hanich leads the Fisheries Governance Research Program at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, at the University of Wollongong.
He collaborates with research institutions in Korea and Japan, and travels regularly in the region.
Continue reading ‘Climate threats to Asian fishing – the world’s biggest source of fish (audio)’GOA-ON webinar: ocean acidification observations and impacts (audio & video)
Published 23 February 2023 Presentations , Resources ClosedFebruary GOA-ON webinar: OA observations and impacts
Published 20 February 2023 Events , Presentations Closed
The February GOA-ON Webinar “Ocean Acidification Observation and Impacts” is hosted and moderated by the North East Atlantic Hub. Join us for presentations on the French Coastal Monitoring Network for the Carbonate System by Sebastien Petton (Ifremer, French National Institute for Ocean Science) and hear from Callum Hudson (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University) about how ocean acidification increases the impact of typhoons on algal communities on 22 February 2023 at 9:00 UTC.
Registration link: Webinar Registration – Zoom
Continue reading ‘February GOA-ON webinar: OA observations and impacts’Climate change: what is ocean acidification? (text & video)
Published 6 February 2023 Presentations ClosedThe threat of ocean acidification | The Economist
Another consequence of carbon emissions
The ocean’s chemistry is changing at an unprecedented rate. By the end of this century the ocean is expected to be 150% more acidic than it is now. Acidification is threatening marine life. It’s killing baby oysters, deep-sea coral reefs and pteropods, tiny creatures, known as the potato chips of the sea. Human livelihoods are also in jeopardy. This film explores the alarming effects of ocean acidification, drawing on the expertise of scientists and the first-hand experiences of a Native Alaskan community. The film also looks at what can be done to lessen the problem.
The Economist, YouTube, 2 February 2023. Video.
GOA-ON webinar: mediterranean calcifying organisms under ocean acidification and warming (audio & video)
Published 31 January 2023 Presentations , Resources ClosedTags: resource, video, video/audio
Dr. Chloe Carbonne (Laboratory of Oceanography of Villefranche, Sorbonne University, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France) and Maximiliano Szkope (University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain) will be presenting their work on calcifying organisms in the Mediterranean Sea under the effects of ocean acidification and warming.
Continue reading ‘GOA-ON webinar: mediterranean calcifying organisms under ocean acidification and warming (audio & video)’Why do oceans matter for climate change?
Published 12 January 2023 General Articles , Media coverage , Resources Closed
As the climate crisis gets worse, oceans — the planet’s greatest carbon sink — can no longer be overlooked.
Spanning 70 per cent of the globe, oceans have absorbed nearly a third of the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans and 90 per cent of the excess heat those gases create.
The heat stored in the Earth’s entire atmosphere is equal to what’s stored in the top few metres of our oceans. If that wasn’t enough, oceans produce more than 50 per cent of the planet’s oxygen and regulate our climate and weather patterns.
Oceans clearly do some heavy lifting but get little attention on the world stage.
In Canada, home of the world’s longest coastline, we can’t meet our climate and biodiversity goals without paying greater attention to the threats oceans face and the solutions they can provide. Especially as the feds doubled down on their pledge to protect 30 per cent of Canada’s waters and lands by 2030 at last month’s COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal.
As part of a new Canada’s National Observer series breaking down climate basics, we’re diving into some common questions about how and why oceans matter to climate change.
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What is ocean acidification?
Greater amounts of CO2 in the ocean reduce the water’s pH levels, making it more acidic, along with its levels of calcium carbonate — a key building block for many creatures’ shells or skeletons, such as crabs, shellfish, prawns, corals, sea urchins and tiny marine snails, called pteropods, which fish like salmon depend on for food. Some of the initial red flags around ocean acidification surfaced in Washington state and Oregon a decade ago when shellfish hatcheries suffered massive die-offs of baby oysters.
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Continue reading ‘Why do oceans matter for climate change?’Celebrating the 5th Annual OA Day of Action (video & text)
Published 9 January 2023 Presentations ClosedVisit our website to learn more about our International Ocean Acidification Initiative:
Ocean Acidification – The Ocean Foundation (oceanfdn.org)
OA Day of Action Press and Social Toolkit – The Ocean Foundation (oceanfdn.org)
Continue reading ‘Celebrating the 5th Annual OA Day of Action (video & text)’Ove Hoegh-Guldberg | coral reefs: from climate victims to survivors (video & text)
Published 20 December 2022 Presentations , Resources ClosedTags: resource, video, video/audio
Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg was among the first to sound the alarm of the threat posed by ocean warming and acidification to marine ecosystems, following pioneering research into coral bleaching and mortality.
In his 29 November keynote at the Frontiers Forum, Ove gave an update on coral reef health globally and an outlook for the future. The session was attended by over 1,500 representatives from science, policy, and business across the world.
Ove’s talk was followed by a discussion with renowned coral scientists on how to protect and restore reefs so they flourish for centuries to come:
- Prof Maoz Fine | Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Lisa Carne | Director/Founder, Fragments of Hope, Belize
- Dr Nancy Knowlton | Sant Chair for Marine Science Emerita, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA
Ove led the team that revealed the molecular mechanisms of coral bleaching and developed the first projections of mass coral mortality. He heads global research, discussions, and action on the science and solutions to rapid climate change – including as Coordinating Lead Author for the ‘Oceans’ chapter for the Fifth Assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Coordinating Lead Author on the ‘Impacts’ chapter of the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C. He also conceived and led the innovative XL-Catlin Seaview Survey, which visually recorded the health of over 1,000 km of coral reefs across 25 countries. Ove is Professor of Marine Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.
The Frontiers Forum showcases science-led solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. Watch previous sessions at https://forum.frontiersin.org
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Continue reading ‘Ove Hoegh-Guldberg | coral reefs: from climate victims to survivors (video & text)’The December WIOMSA Newsbrief is out!
Published 19 December 2022 Newsletters and reports , Organizations , Resources Closed
We are delighted to announce that the December issue of the WIOMSA Newsbrief has been published. This issue of the Newsbrief features WIOMSA at COP 27 in Egypt where we unveiled the Report on Ocean Acidification monitoring in the Western Indian Ocean. Other key features include a spotlight on our newly elected Board members and the resolutions passed at WIOMSA’s 7th General Assembly in October. The Newsbrief highlights the cutting edge science outputs from our research projects, regional news, new publications and recently published papers . Also featured are WIOMSA’s affiliate networks.
Download the December Newsbrief.
Continue reading ‘The December WIOMSA Newsbrief is out!’2023 NOPP mCDR NOFO informational webinar (audio & video)
Published 19 December 2022 Presentations , Program ClosedGOA-ON Webinar: carbon cycle monitoring in the extreme latitudes, the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean (audio & video)
Published 16 December 2022 Educational Materials , Presentations , Resources ClosedAn ocean crisis in the making (video & text)
Published 8 December 2022 General Articles , Resources , Web sites and blogs ClosedTags: article, resource, video
As the ocean absorbs ever more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the pH level in many of its seawaters is falling. In other words, their acidity is increasing.
Ocean acidification poses an existential threat to many forms of marine life, and thus to food chains, livelihoods and economies. What is it, and what can we do to avoid its worst impacts?
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Continue reading ‘An ocean crisis in the making (video & text)’Ocean calls podcast: can we turn back time and restore our oceans? (audio & text)
Published 8 December 2022 Presentations , Resources , Web sites and blogs Closed“We had the warmest temperature in Villefranche-sur-Mer, 28.2 degrees and this leads to mass mortality,” says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contributor Professor Jean-Pierre Gattuso in this episode of Ocean Calls.
The scientist describes a marine heatwave that hit the picturesque French Riviera this summer.
“Approximately 20 per cent of the coastal zone between the surface and ten-metre depth is lost.”
“In 2015 we had 80 per cent mortality of the coral reefs in the southern Red Sea, and they haven’t recovered yet, seven years after,” says Prof Carlos Duarte, a marine ecologist at the King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia, our second guest on this episode.
In 2020, the two scientists co-authored a paper ‘Rebuilding Marine Life’ in the journal Nature, in which they listed five main actions to take in order to restore the abundance of marine life lost to human activity and climate change.
First, the actions needed to protect species. Second, spaces – the so-called Marine Protected Areas, then removing pressures on the ocean and addressing climate change “with a high level of ambition”.
“Then it’s also to harvest wisely and to remove pollution,” Duarte highlights.
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Continue reading ‘Ocean calls podcast: can we turn back time and restore our oceans? (audio & text)’Ocean acidification lessons: making a rainbow of pH (video)
Published 7 December 2022 Educational Materials , Resources ClosedTags: education, resource, video
Ocean Acidification Lessons: Making a Rainbow of pH
Continue reading ‘Ocean acidification lessons: making a rainbow of pH (video)’Ocean acidification lessons: shell shifts (video)
Published 29 November 2022 Educational Materials , Resources ClosedTags: education, resource, video, video/audio
Ocean Acidification Lessons: Shell Shifts
Continue reading ‘Ocean acidification lessons: shell shifts (video)’Ocean acidification lessons: understanding oceans and coastal acidification (video)
Published 28 November 2022 Educational Materials , Resources ClosedTags: education, resource, video, video/audio
Ocean acidification, climate and society: mitigation & adaptation opportunities & challenges (video)
Published 16 November 2022 Events , Presentations , Resources ClosedOcean acidification, climate and society – mitigation and adaptation opportunities and challenges towards addressing SDG14.3 Rising CO2 is impacting ocean ecosystems and dependent coastal communities worldwide. This event will highlight how action-driven global scientific and cross-sectoral collaboration supports ‘interested parties’ on mitigation, adaptation and preparedness strategies, from local to global, to the combined impacts of ocean warming, acidification and deoxygenation.
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