Ocean Acidification

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.

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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In a series of short video interviews, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation together with its partners in The Polar Initiative – SCAR, IASC and the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco – invited polar scientists and specialists to give a voice to polar regions, calling for a greater protection of Arctic and Antarctic regions and for shedding a light on the benefit they represent for the Planet and Humanity.

Richard Bellerby, Director SKLEC-NIVA Centre for Marine and Coastal Climate Research, states that “ocean acidification is one of the biggest challenges that we have to date (…), that will cause the local if not total extinction of some crucial species within the ocean.” According to him, “we have get the message out”, to the media and to the general public, as it is happening faster than ever before.

Visit https://www.thepolarinitiative.org/ for more information.

In this episode of This Is CDR, OpenAir welcomes NOAA Research Oceanographer Dr. Jessica Cross to discuss the challenges associated with measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of ocean-based CDR methods, and how we can seek to address them in a climate-relevant time-frame.

About our Guest. – https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/people/dr-j…

Dr. Jessica N. Cross is a research oceanographer with the NOAA in Seattle, WA. Her current research focuses on carbon biogeochemistry and ocean acidification in Arctic regions, and especially along the Alaskan coast. The main goal is to better understand how acidification processes interact with natural biogeochemical cycles, and eventually to detect geochemical and biological impacts of acidification in marine systems. Dr. Cross conducts her research across a variety of platforms, including ship-based measurements, moorings, and mobile autonomous platforms like gliders and drones, through NOAA’s Innovative Technology for Arctic Exploration Program. She also broadly participates in the Arctic research community through the North American Carbon Program, the Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry Program, the Pacific Arctic Group, and the Interagency Research Policy Committee collaboration teams.