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NOAA grant opportunity: OA in the context of eutrophication, hypoxia and other stresses in coastal environments

Published 19 July 2014 Projects , Science Closed

The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program and the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science have announced a new availability for grant funds for the fiscal year 2015. The funding opportunity, titled “Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program; Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Multiple effects of ocean acidification and nutrient loading to coastal marine ecosystems” addresses state, city, township or Native American tribal governments, NGOs, small businesses and private as well as public or state controlled institutions of higher education.

Deadline for submission of letter of intent: 11 August 2014.
Closing date for the full application: 23 October 2014.

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OPC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Call 2014

Published 15 May 2014 Projects , Science Closed

California Sea Grant (CASG) is soliciting proposals to conduct research related to impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia on California’s coastal ecosystems. CASG is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) (http://www.opc.ca.gov/), and in cooperation with OPC and the California Ocean Science Trust (OST) (http://calost.org).(…)

Funding is available from the OPC to begin to address research and monitoring needs relevant to managers’ questions about ocean acidification and hypoxia in California. Proposed projects may address ocean acidification or hypoxia, and proposals to examine the synergistic effects of acidification and hypoxia are encouraged. Specifically, proposals are requested that address one (or more) of the following topics:

  • Impacts of ocean acidification and/or hypoxia on organisms and ecosystems critical to California’s ocean stewardship.
  • Monitoring the local, dynamic nature of oxygen and/or carbonate chemistry in California coastal waters with precision and accuracy and in accordance with community standards.
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Towards international cooperation on the management of data on the biological response to ocean acidification: OA-ICC expert meeting held at the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco

Published 30 April 2014 Meetings , Projects , Science Closed

IMG_5512The IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) organized an expert meeting on the management of ocean acidification biological response data at the IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco, 23-24 April 2014. The meeting brought together ocean acidification scientists and data managers from 10 countries, with a common goal to work towards improved data management practices in order to enhance access, integration and inter-comparison of ocean acidification data and to foster global scientific collaboration.

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Scientists, contribute to the OA-ICC data compilation on the biological response to ocean acidification!

Published 29 November 2013 Projects , Science 1 Comment

Numerous papers report the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms and communities, but it has been difficult to compare the results since the carbonate chemistry and ancillary data are often reported in different units and scales, and calculated using different sets of constants. 

In response to this problem, a data compilation on the biological response to ocean acidification initiated by the EU projects EUR-OCEANS and EPOCA is now resuming in the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) project “Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)”.

If you are a scientist publishing on the biological response to ocean acidification, you will likely be contacted in the future. The OA-ICC thanks you in advance for sharing your data, it is a great way to get more cited!

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The OA-ICC and its news stream welcomes a new contributor

Published 10 October 2013 Projects , Web sites and blogs Closed

Ms Olga Anghelici has joined the OA-ICC as Project Assistant and will assist, among others things, in posting articles on the news stream. You can reach her at o.anghelici(at)iaea.org. We welcome Olga and look forward to working with her on the news stream and other communication-related activities of the OA-ICC.

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Ocean Acidification: Impact of ocean acidification on survival of early life stages of planktonic copepods in the genus Calanus in the northern oceans

Published 25 September 2013 Projects , Science Closed

As the CO2 content of the atmosphere rises, part of this CO2 will dissolve into the ocean. Since CO2 is a weak acid, it will lower the ocean waters pH. Currently, most of the oceans surface waters have pH values between 7.8 and 8.1, but this could be reduced by 0.4 pH units by the end of this century. The impacts of this pH shift on marine life currently is uncertain. Although most efforts have been directed toward studying the impacts on calcifying organisms, non-calcifying plankton may also be affected. The copepod, Calanus finmarchicus, dominates the biomass of small zooplankton across the coastal and deep North Atlantic Ocean. Previous work showed that the ability of C. finmarchicus eggs to hatch became severely limited when exposed to significantly acidic seawaters. In the Gulf of Maine, C. finmarchicus is at the southern-most extent of its geographic range and hypothesized future warming of the Gulf coupled with decline of the waters’ pH values could make survival of this species in the Gulf of Maine difficult. Here, we obtained this research funding to examine, both in the laboratory and in the field, whether pH shifts would have a significant impact on the life cycle of this copepod.

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Mediterranean Sea: small changes big impacts

Published 22 August 2013 Media coverage , Projects Closed

A Mediterranean cruise might not sound like a typical day in the life of a scientist, but for researchers studying the effects of human activity on the environment, the sea has become an extension of their laboratory.

For the millions of people who live along the Mediterranean coast – and the millions more who visit every year – the sea is a source of pleasure, leisure, food and income. What has not been appreciated until recently is the role of the oceans in blunting the effects of climate change.

The sea absorbs around a quarter of all the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere through human activity.

But it has come at a cost. Absorbing huge volumes of CO2 is gradually making the sea more acidic – a phenomenon which can disrupt the marine environment, making it easier for some species to thrive while jeopardising the existence of others.

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Grant opportunity: FY2014 Marine sensor and other advanced observing technologies transition project

Published 21 August 2013 Projects , Science Closed

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is a national and regional partnership working to provide observations, data and new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment. To deliver these tools and forecasts, more ocean, coastal and Great Lakes observations are needed. To increase observational capabilities we need smart investments in innovative marine sensors and other advanced observing technologies that will improve our ability to monitor these waters with greater efficiency. The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), in close partnership with U.S. IOOS, oversees and coordinates ocean acidification monitoring which contributes to the conservation of marine ecosystems. The U.S. IOOS Program and the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (Programs) are seeking to jointly fund projects, subject to the availability of funds, which advance new or existing marine sensors and other observing technologies that address long standing and emerging coastal observing challenges.

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Next request for proposals on ocean acidification released by the National Science Foundation

Published 12 August 2013 Projects , Science Closed

The next request for proposals on ocean acidification has been released by the National Science Foundation. Proposals are due December 3, 2013.

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Ocean acidification center another example of state leading the nation

Published 8 August 2013 Press releases , Projects , Science Closed

UW and the Community  Washington’s governor and state legislators in the last session created a hub at the University of Washington to coordinate research and monitoring of ocean acidification and its effects on local sea life such as oysters, clams and fish.  Based on what’s learned, the center will marshal efforts to improve the ability to forecast when and where corrosive waters might occur and suggest adaptive strategies to mitigate the effects.

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Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre

Published 29 June 2013 Newsletters and reports , Projects , Science Closed

Within less than a decade, ocean acidification has gone from a science without a label involving few scientists to a research topic studied by many hundreds that is considered the #1 research front in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (King and Pendlebury, 2013)1. As research activities on ocean acidification continue to develop, there is a growing need for international collaboration and coordination.

In recent years, EPOCA2, the first multi-national project on ocean acidification, partly filled this need. This 4-year European project ended in 2012. Recognizing the need to continue and develop international activities, the SOLAS-IMBER joint Working Group on Ocean Acidification (SIOA) and the Ocean Acidification International Reference Users Group (OA-iRUG) called for an international effort to coordinate, promote and facilitate science and related activities.

Responding to this call and to the increasing concern about ocean acidification from many of its Member States and international organizations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stepped in and announced a new project, the “Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)”, at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012.

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Acidification et réchauffement global en mer Méditerranée (in French)

Published 24 June 2013 Projects , Science Closed

Une équipe internationale de chercheurs, coordonnées par Patrizia Ziveri, de l’Université Autonome de Barcelone, vient d’achever une croisière scientifique sur la mer Méditerranée afin de réaliser un sondage des conditions actuelles de l’environnement marin en relation avec les concentrations élevées de CO2 atmosphériques. L’objectif était également de relever et détecter les autres impacts anthropogéniques perceptibles également dans l’océan, comme la distribution de micro plastiques.

C’est à travers le projet européen MEDSEA, co-financé par le 7° programme cadre de l’Union Européenne (PCRDT) et par le Ministère de l’Economie et de la Compétitivité (MINECO) que cette excursion aura permis de réaliser une prospection complète des changements chimiques, climatiques et biologiques ayant lieu en mer Méditerranée, en conséquence de l’augmentation de la part de Dioxyde de Carbone. Elle révèle en particulier l’impact de l’acidification sur les organismes marins mais aussi les impacts socio-économiques de ces changements.

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Tracking the effects of ocean warming for the survival of coral species

Published 10 June 2013 Projects , Science Closed

Tracking the effects of ocean warming for the survival of coral species

Scientists believe that many coral species – which are important for sustaining tourism, fishing and human activity – may not survive beyond the end of this century. Evaluating the effects of ocean warming and acidification on the future of corals and reefs is then crucial for more than 50 tropical countries and their coastal communities.

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NODC ocean acidification scientific data stewardship – data and metadata submission and documentation guidelines

Published 24 May 2013 Projects , Science Closed

The NODC Ocean Acidification Scientific Data Stewardship (OADS) team has developed ocean acidification (OA) data and metadata submission guidelines and documentation designed for optimized data discovery, transparent access, data sharing, long-term archival and scientific management of NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) funded data projects. This document addresses OA data from ships of opportunity, autonomous sensor data (e.g., moorings), gliders, research ships (e.g., discrete water samples from Niskins, CTD data, underway), laboratory and field experiments, and models. All of the NODC archived data are available via our geoportal and other interoperable NODC data services. In addition, our OADS Team is working toward developing a dedicated online OA data selection tool with enhanced search capabilities based on our rich OA metadata using ISO 19115-2.

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Report of the SNOMS Project 2006 to 2012, SNOMS SWIRE NOCS Ocean Monitoring System. Part 1: Narrative description

Published 8 May 2013 Newsletters and reports , Projects , Science Closed
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The ocean plays a major role in controlling the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are a threat to the stability of the earth’s climate. A better understanding of the controlling role of the ocean will improve predictions of likely future changes in climate and the impact of the uptake of CO2 itself on marine eco-systems caused by the associated acidification of the ocean waters. The SNOMS Project (SWIRE NOCS Ocean Monitoring System) is a ground breaking joint research project supported by the Swire Group Trust, the Swire Educational Trust, the China Navigation Company (CNCo) and the Natural Environment Research Council. It collects high quality data on concentrations of CO2 in the surface layer of the ocean. It contributes to the international effort to better quantify (and understand the driving processes controlling) the exchanges of CO2 between the ocean and the atmosphere. In 2006 and 2007 a system that could be used on a commercial ship to provide data over periods of several months with only limited maintenance by the ships crew was designed and assembled by NOCS. The system was fitted to the CNCo ship the MV Pacific Celebes in May 2007. The onboard system was supported by web pages that monitored the progress of the ship and the functioning of the data collection system. To support the flow of data from the ship to the archiving of the data at the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC in the USA) data processing procedures were developed for the quality control and systematic handling of the data. Data from samples of seawater collected by the ships crew and analysed in NOC (730 samples) have been used to confirm the consistency of the data from the automated measurement system on the ship. To examine the data collected between 2007 and 2012 the movements of the ship are divided into 16 voyages. Initially The Celebes traded on a route circum-navigating the globe via the Panama and Suez Canals. In 2009 the route shifted to one between Australia and New Zealand to USA and Canada. Analysis of the data is an on going process. It has demonstrated that the system produces reliable data. Data are capable of improving existing estimates of seasonal variability. The work has improved knowledge of gas exchange processes. Data from the crew-collected-samples are helping improve our ability to estimate alkalinity in different areas. This helps with the study of ocean acidification. Data from the 9 round trips in the Pacific are currently being examined along with data made available by the NOAA-PMEL laboratory forming time series from 2004 to 2012. The data from the Pacific route are of considerable interest. One reason is that the data monitors variations in the fluxes of CO2 associated with the current that flows westwards along the equator. This is one of the major natural sources of CO2 from the ocean into the atmosphere.

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IOOS: Ocean acidification (video)

Published 3 May 2013 Projects , Web sites and blogs Closed

Since the start of the industrial revolution, the ocean has silently absorbed roughly 30% of the carbon dioxide that people generate through industry and agriculture.  Now ocean chemistry of the seawater is rapidly changing in a process known as ocean acidification. These changes in seawater chemistry affect animal growth, survival and behavior, and they are depleting the ocean of calcium carbonate, a nutrient vital for shellfish to build shells. Marine organisms with calcium carbonate shells or skeletons – such as corals, oysters, clams, and mussels – can be affected by small changes in acidity. That’s important, because shelled organisms are essential throughout the marine food chain. They are also vital to our economy, as shellfish hatcheries on the brink of collapse just a few years ago, struggle to adapt.

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Une étude paneuropéenne majeure sur l’acidification des océans (in French)

Published 2 May 2013 Projects , Science Closed

Plus de 160 chercheurs de 10 pays européens ont uni leurs forces dans le cadre du tout premier projet international se concentrant sur l’acidification des océans et ses conséquences.

D’après les partenaires du projet EPOCA («European Project on Ocean Acidification»), la recherche marine était un domaine relativement nouveau lorsqu’ils ont commencé le projet il y a quatre ans. Ce dernier a réuni des scientifiques se préoccupant des dangers potentiels liés à l’acidification des océans pour les organismes et les écosystèmes marins.

Ces préoccupations étaient survenues après qu’il ait été démontré qu’au cours des 250 années passées, l’océan avait absorbé environ un tiers des émissions de dioxyde de carbone résultant des activités humaines. Par conséquent, les niveaux de CO2 ont affecté la chimie de l’océan, augmentant l’acidité de l’eau de mer. On appelle souvent l’acidification des océans «l’autre problème du CO2».

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Major pan-European study conducted on ocean acidification

Published 29 April 2013 Projects , Science Closed

More than 160 researchers across 10 European countries joined together, in what is being hailed as the first international project to focus on ocean acidification and its consequences.

According to the partners in the EPOCA project (‘European Project on Ocean Acidification’) marine research was a relatively new field when they initiated the project four years ago. It brought together scientists who were concerned about the possible risks associated with ocean acidification for marine organisms and ecosystems.

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Call for members for the new Ocean Acidification international Reference User Group (OA-iRUG)

Published 29 April 2013 Projects , Science Closed

The Chair and Deputy Chair of the new Ocean Acidification international Reference User Group (OA-iRUG) welcome nominations for members of this group before 6 May.

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Submission site open – Paul G. Allen Ocean Challenge

Published 4 April 2013 Projects , Science 1 Comment

The concept submission site for The Paul G. Allen Ocean Challenge: Mitigating Acidification Impacts is now open. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, as part of a larger ocean health initiative, and in collaboration with The Oceanography Society, is offering a $10,000 prize for the most promising science-based concept for mitigating environmental and/or societal impacts of ocean acidification.

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