Reports and Newsletters
Non-peer reviewed reports on ocean acidification, newsletters from ocean acidification focused organizations, and related announcements
State of the global climate 2025
The temperature of the Earth changes in response to the rate at which energy enters and leaves the Earth system. Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases...
Integrated ocean carbon research: a vision primed for implementation
Executive Summary The mission of the ‘Integrated Ocean Carbon Research’ (IOC-R) programme is to enhance our understanding of the ocean as a changing sink for...
Summary of ocean acidification data collected by the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program in the U.S. Pacific Islands, 2021—2023
Newsletters and reportsbiological responseBRcommunitychemistrycoralsfieldNorth Pacificprimary production
Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems on earth. They provide billions of dollars annually in food, jobs, recreation, coastal...
Yemen fisheries and climate change
Yemen's extensive coastline, encompassing the southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and northwest Arabian Sea, is home to rich marine biodiversity and historically productive fisheries,...
Ocean change in the northeastern Atlantic and adjacent seas: a multi-dimensional challenge for the environment, society, and economy
An ocean narrative is a powerful tool for making complex ocean changes better accessible while informing decision-making and inspiring collective action. This ocean narrative reports...
A collaborative assessment of coastal ocean acidification monitoring in Maine & standard operating procedures and best practices for the collection of continuous pH data in coastal marine environments
The ‘Sensor Squad’ of the Maine Ocean Climate Collaborative is the product of a 2023 Maine Coastal and Marine Climate Action Fund grant to conduct...
Planetary Health Check 2025
The Planetary Health Check (PHC) Report provides an assessment of the state of our planet. It is based on the Planetary Boundaries (PBs) – the...
Global ocean change in the era of the triple planetary crisis
This ocean narrative is grounded in global ocean indicators and framed around climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development. In 2024, global ocean heat content (OHC) reached...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program socioeconomic monitoring component: summary findings for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2024
The Socioeconomic Component of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) collects socioeconomic data across all United States (U.S.) coral reef territories and jurisdictions to...
A policy analysis for climate adaptation in Japanese fisheries
Japan plays a key role in the world’s production and consumption of seafood. In 2021, the fishing industry is estimated to have generated over 637...
Ocean and coastal acidification monitoring priorities for the Northeast US and Eastern Canada
The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification Monitoring Prioritization Plan 2024 calls for Coastal Acidification Networks to identify the ocean and coastal acidification (OCA) monitoring...
Chemical and biological oceanographic conditions in the Labrador Sea from 2019 to 2023
The Atlantic Zone Off-Shelf Monitoring Program samples the AR7W line annually. This report summarises trends from 2019-2023 for three regions: AR7W-W (Labrador shelf and slope),...
Report presenting the data quality aspects in relation with the submission mechanism requested to report towards the SDG indicator 14.3.1
This document is MINKE’s Deliverable 9.12 “Report presenting the data quality aspects in relation with the submission mechanism requested to report towards the SDG indicator...
A mid-decade check-in: the NOAA ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes acidification research plan 2020-2029
Starting in 2020, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has carried out research guided by the Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Acidification Research Plan:...
Safeguarding South-East Asia’s marine ecosystems from ocean acidification threats
The increasing carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are being absorbed by the oceans, leading to a decrease in seawater pH levels worldwide. South-East Asia...
State of the global climate 2024
Key messages Key climate change indicators again reach record levels Long-term warming (averaged over decades) remains below 1.5°C Sea-level rise and ocean warming irreversible for...
New edition of the OA-ICC highlights: June – December 2024
The OA-ICC has released a new edition of the OA-ICC Highlights, which covers main activities and events taken up by the project from June to...
Ocean acidification around the UK and Ireland
Newsletters and reportsbiological responsechemistryfieldmodelingNorth Atlanticregionalmodelingreview
KEY FACTSWhat is already happening Atmospheric CO2 exceeded 420 ppm in 2024 and has continued to increase by approximately 2.5 ppm per year over the...
Workshop summary for policymakers, sixth international workshop bridging the gap between ocean acidification impacts and economic valuation: an interdisciplinary approach to address multiple ocean stressors
In October 2024, the Monaco Scientific Center (CSM) and the Marine Environment Laboratories of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) jointly organized the Sixth International...
Ocean climate change and ocean acidification indicators for Ireland’s marine strategy framework directive
Oceanographic physical and chemical processes underpin the functioning of marine ecosystems; changes to these marine environmental conditions due to human activity could significantly impact marine...
New York State climate impacts assessment chapter 05: ecosystems
The people of New York have long benefited from the state’s diversity of ecosystems, which range from coastal shorelines and wetlands to extensive forests and...
Ocean acidification and biodiversity loss: connecting the dots with data
About the report Ocean acidification and biodiversity loss: Connecting the dots with data is a report written by Economist Impact for Back to Blue, an initiative...
Ocean State Report 8
About the Copernicus Ocean State Report The Ocean State Report is an annual publication of the Copernicus Marine Service, implemented by Mercator Ocean International, which...
New edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights” Oct 2023 – May 2024
This new edition of the OA-ICC Highlights covers the main activities and events taken up by the project from the end of last year up...
National strategy for a sustainable ocean economy
Objective 2: Reduce threats from impacts of climate change, ocean acidification, overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution Climate change, ocean acidification, and pollution such as marine...
