Ocean acidification: Climate change's caustic cousin

Discussion at the Google+Hangout Online Ocean Symposium, May 23, 2014

2014

Online Discussion

"Ocean acidification (OA) is the lay-name given to a side-effect of humanitys carbon emissions. The absorption of this carbon into the ocean has begun altering its pH to become less basic. This has affected ecosystems across the world, the marine life that live in those ecosystems and the industry that relies on that marine life. To highlight efforts to address OA, this Google Hangout will be comprised of representatives from the fishing community, conservationists, funders, and scientists: Moose ODonnell Senior Scientist at California Ocean Science Trust; Sarah Cooley and Julia Roberson Ocean Conservancy; C. Mark Eakin NOAA Coral Reef Watch; Terry Sawyer Owner, Hog Island Oyster Farm; and Paul Bunje Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE. They engaged in an in-depth discussion around the issue, as well as opened the floor for interested citizens to ask questions of Hangout participants."

National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP); climatic monitoring

FY2014 CRCP Project ID 743; Project Title: National Coral Reef Monitoring Plan (NCRMP) Implementation (Climatic Monitoring); Principal Investigator: Jessica Morgan