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Recruiting Steering Committee members for the GOA-ON regional hub for Pacific Islands & Territories (PI-TOA)

Published 15 September 2023 Jobs , Regional Networks Closed

PI-TOA GOA-ON Regional Hub is currently recruiting new steering committee members since four current members’ terms are up at the end of 2023. Steering committee members are elected for three year terms and are expected to fulfill the duties outlined in the PI-TOA Steering Committee Roles and Requirements Document linked below.

All interested ocean professionals within the Pacific Islands and Territories are welcomed to apply and early career ocean professionals are particularly encouraged to submit applications to increase cross collaboration between the early career ICONEC Community and PI-TOA.

To submit an application, please send an email by 6 October 2023 to the GOA-ON Secretariat (secretariat@goa-on.org) with a statement of interest, explanation of relevant experience, and a CV. Please spread this notice widely and reach out to the GOA-ON Secretariat with any questions.

PI-TOA (Pacific Islands & Territories Ocean Acidification) Network

The term “Toa” means “warrior” in many Polynesian Island languages. The PI-TOA network works collectively to better understand and combat the impacts of ocean acidification in the region. In recent years, there have been several ocean acidification trainings and “GOA-ON in a Box” kit recipients in the Pacific Islands and Territories. As capacity for ocean acidification monitoring increases in the region, there is an increasing need for collaboration and communication among the various islands and territories.

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Looking to connect with other early career folks in ocean carbon? Join the International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Career (ICONEC)

Published 20 July 2023 Events , Regional Networks Closed

“We aim to create a community of early career professionals who can interact and support each other as peers across international borders.”

Next ICONEC virtual group meeting: Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 4pm UTC / 9am PDT.

Founded in October 2022, the International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Career (ICONEC) is comprised of early career ocean professionals working in marine carbon (mCDR, ocean acidification, climate modelling, monitoring, policy, and education), and is dedicated to lifting and empowering early career folks by creating a space to support each other, foster greater collaboration, and generate opportunities for career development.

In only a few months, ICONEC has grown to over 80 total members based in over 20 countries and has recently become an official Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network Hub (GOA-ON).

Goals

The GOA-ON ICONEC Network is a place where:

  • Provide opportunities for ECOP’s to increase their involvement with their local GOA-ON Hub(s).
  • GOA-ON members who identify as ECOPs, and ECOPs who support the goals of GOA-ON, can find an inclusive and welcoming community centred around a common interest in global marine carbon cycling.
  • Provide a space where Members can openly share experiences, ideas, and frustrations, and seek support from other ECOPS.
  • Knowledge and capacity sharing between ECOP’s is facilitated.
  • Ensure all members people are valued, respected, and welcomed.
  • Communication and collaboration are encouraged, and opportunities for communication are supported through our various engagement platforms, working groups, and meetings.
  • Create and promote opportunities that all ECOP’s to take a larger role in relevant projects.
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GOA-ON webinar: Biochemical studies in the Tropical and South Atlantic Ocean – from air-sea CO2 exchanges to ocean acidification, 27 June 2023

Published 23 June 2023 Presentations , Regional Networks Closed

Date and time: 27 June 2023, 14:00 UTC

Organizer / host: GOA-ON Regional Hub for Latin American and Caribbean (LAOCA)

Registration link:

https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SkfeDp48TfiUMiY87xX98w#/registration

We are pleased to let you know about the upcoming GOA-ON’s June webinar focusing on “Biogeochemical Studies in the Tropical and South Atlantic Ocean – from air-sea CO2 exchanges to ocean acidification”, hosted by the LAOCA regional hub. The webinar will take place on 27 June 2023 at 14:00 UTC and will feature presentations by:

  • Michelle Graco (Instituto del Mar del Peru) will present the results of the main studies developed at the upwelling system of Perú focused on the oceanographic dynamics, the carbonate system and the implementation of a low-cost coastal marine observatory to monitor natural stressors and contribute to the SDG 14.
  • Thiago Monteiro (Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil) will present some of the main studies developed by the Brazilian Ocean Acidification Network (BrOA) in the western Tropical Atlantic, in the South Atlantic and in the Antarctic Peninsula, followed by an overview of our current knowledge of carbon chemistry, from air-sea CO₂ exchanges to ocean acidification.
  • Carla Berghoff from the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development in Argentina will moderate.
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Investigadoras del CONICET Mar del Plata participan en importante reporte internacional sobre la acidificación oceánica (in Spanish)

Published 12 June 2023 Program , Regional Networks Closed

Un grupo de investigadoras del CONICET Mar del Plata, miembros de Red de Investigación de Estresores Marinos Costeros en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (Red REMARCO) Argentina, están participando activamente en el reporte del indicador 14.3.1 de Acidificación del Océano en sistemas costeros en América Latina, como parte de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de Naciones Unidas.

A medida que el océano absorbe el exceso del dióxido de carbono (CO2) liberado a la atmósfera por las actividades humanas, la química de los carbonatos y la acidez del agua de mar se modifican en un proceso conocido como acidificación oceánica.

“Cada vez más estudios indican los posibles efectos negativos sobre los organismos marinos, siendo los organismos calcificadores, como moluscos, corales y crustáceos, entre otros, particularmente vulnerables a los aumentos en la acidez del agua de mar. Aunque otras especies como los peces han mostrado efectos de diferente magnitud, alterando las funciones y servicios ecosistémicos de los ecosistemas marinos”, explica Betina Lomovasky, investigadora del CONICET Mar del Plata, coordinadora de la Red REMARCO a nivel nacional y responsable del proyecto.

Y agrega: “Aunque la acidificación oceánica es sólo uno de los muchos factores que pueden afectar la sostenibilidad de los productos del mar, tiene el potencial de afectar profundamente a las industrias de la acuicultura y pesquerías tanto artesanales como industriales. Esta problemática pone en riesgo por lo tanto la seguridad alimentaria y los medios de vida de millones de personas”.

A partir de la necesidad de establecer líneas de base y conocer los niveles de acidificación en nuestros sistemas marinos costeros, se instaló en Mar del Plata una Estación de Monitoreo Ambiental Costera (EMAC- Mar del Plata) que forma parte de la Red REMARCO, el CONICET y de la Red de Redes de la Iniciativa Pampa Azul, como la primera de tres estaciones marinas de monitoreo en las costas norte de la provincia de Buenos Aires que serán establecidas.

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Mid Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network

Published 23 July 2021 Regional Networks Closed
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The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network

The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN) is a nexus of scientists, tribal, federal, and state agency representatives, resource managers, and affected industry partners who seek to coordinate and guide regional observing, research, and modeling of ocean and coastal acidification.

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MACAN-The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network. Resource.

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