Reports and Newsletters
Non-peer reviewed reports on ocean acidification, newsletters from ocean acidification focused organizations, and related announcements
Future of the sea: ocean acidification
This report summarises evidence of the changes to and drivers of ocean acidification. It explores the current and future impacts of acidification on: marine life and...
Increase resilience to climate change and ocean acidification
Provide training opportunities to Tokelauans to increase their understanding of the impacts of climate change, the predicted range of changes that will occur, including uncertainties...
Long-term monitoring of O2 and pH in Alaska waters; a sentinel for global climate change and ocean acidification
Background and Objectives: The effects of global climate change and ocean acidification are expected to be more extreme at higher latitudes, such as in Alaska....
New edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights”, April – June 2017
The new edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights” summarizes the project’s main activities and achievements over the period April – June 2017. The information is structured around the OA-ICC...
Understanding the effects of ocean acidification on predator-prey interactions
Marine organisms are experiencing dramatic environmental changes due to global climate change. As atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations rise, the oceans absorb increasing amounts of carbon...
Release of Version 5 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas – celebrating 10 years of SOCAT!
On behalf of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) scientific community, we are proud to announce the release of SOCAT Version 5! SOCAT is a synthesis activity by...
Concept Paper – “Partnership dialogue 3: Minimizing and addressing ocean acidification” (The Ocean Conference 2017)
(... ) I. Introduction Ocean acidification is a threat to marine organisms, ecosystems, services, and resources. It has potentially considerable ecological and socio-economic consequences, adding...
New edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights”, January – March 2017
The new edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights” summarizes the the project’s main activities and achievements over the period January - March 2017. The information is...
Impacts of climate change on fish and shellfish in the coastal and marine environments of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
The commercially important fish and shellfish of Caribbean SIDS have been considered in four groups based on environment and following the typical division of fishery...
Impacts of physical environments in the coastal and marine environments of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Temperature – sea surface temperature has risen by more than 1 °C over the last 100 years. Future temperature rises will have impacts on hurricanes, rainfall,...
Impacts of ocean acidification in the coastal and marine environments of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Oceans have absorbed one third of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released to the atmosphere from human activities causing the seawater pH to decrease by 0.1...
Impacts of climate change on coral in the coastal and marine environments of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Coral reefs are integral to life in the Caribbean - providing protection from storms, sustaining national economies and livelihoods through tourism and fishing, and supporting culture,...
Kon-Tiki2 expedition 2015-2016: scientific cruise report
The Kon-Tiki2 Expedition was partly an anthropogenic exploration and partly an interdisciplinary oceanic and atmospheric research expedition. As a research expedition it was unique for...
Fourth Report on Federally Funded Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Activities
The ocean provides vital resources and services for sustaining humankind including food, recreation, transportation, energy, nutrient-cycling, and climate moderation. Through such resources and services, the...
New edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights”, October – December 2016
The new edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights” summarizes the the project’s main activities and achievements over the period October - December 2016. The information is...
Ocean acidification in Arctic Report Card
Highlights The waters of the Arctic Ocean are disproportionately prone to ocean acidification compared to the rest of the global ocean due to the intensity,...
The West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel: Major Findings, Recommendations, and Actions
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the past two centuries have altered the chemistry of the world’s oceans, threatening the health of coastal ecosystems and...
New edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights”, April-June 2016
The new edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights” summarizes the the project’s main activities and achievements over the period April - June 2016. This issue centers...
The U.S. West Coast shellfish industry’s perception of and response to ocean acidification: Understanding an ocean stakeholder
The U.S. west coast (Washington, Oregon, and California) shellfish industry is estimated to directly employ 3,200 people and annually contribute more than $270 million to the...
Third xFOCE workshop: present status and future developments of in situ ocean acidification experiments
One of the major challenges facing ocean acidification research is the need to expand from single species to communities and ecosystems (Riebesell and Gattuso 2015)....
Where next with the science of ocean acidification?
How will ocean acidification affect fisheries around the world as carbon dioxide levels rise? This question is among the research priorities identified by leading scientists...
Multiple and cumulative impacts on the GBR: assessment of current status and development of improved approaches for management
The outlook of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) was recently assessed as poor and declining (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority [GBRMPA], 2014a; GBRMPA, 2014b)....
Pacific islands ocean acidification vulnerability assessment
The Pacific island region covers an area of more than 27 million km2 and is dominated by ocean. The 22 Pacific island countries and territories...
New edition of the “OA-ICC Highlights”
The new edition of the "OA-ICC Highlights" summarizes the the project’s main activities and achievements over the period January - March 2016. The information is...
Pteropod shell dissolution as an indicator of ocean acidification across different upwelling regimes
Ocean acidification (OA) is a consequence of human activities that is threatening marine species and ecosystems around the world. The rate and scale of changes...
