Global OA Observing Network (GOA-ON)
GOA-ON is a collaborative international network designed to address three goals: to improve our understanding of global OA conditions; to improve our understanding of ecosystem response to OA; and to acquire and exchange data and knowledge necessary to optimize modelling for OA and its impacts.

Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS)
The Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) on the Olympic Coast of Washington state is a community of practice that focuses on ocean acidification (OA) related science that is used to inform resource managers and coastal communities by telling the story of OA and its impacts on both Washington coastal marine resources, coastal cultures, communities, and economies.

NANOOS/Live Ocean
The Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS) is the premier ocean observing system in the Pacific Northwest, providing an integrated picture of what’s going on in our oceans and estuaries. Live Ocean is the real-time forecast model. 

Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification
Learn more about this state task force chartered with addressing the causes and consequences of acidification.

Ocean Acidification: From Knowledge to Action (2012)
Key recommendations from the Blue Ribbon Panel for Washington’s strategic response to ocean acidification.

2017 Addendum to Ocean Acidification: From Knowledge to Action
Five years later, the Blue Ribbon Panel expands upon the original 2012 report (above).


Papers and reports on what we know about ocean acidification

20 Facts About Ocean Acidification
A detailed summary of the state of ocean acidification research and understanding.

Ocean Acidification in the Pacific Northwest Coastal Waters
Six things we know about ocean acidification in Pacific Northwest coastal waters.

Rate of Ocean Acidification May Accelerate, Scientists Warn
Journalist Christopher Dunagan spoke with WOAC directors for an article in Salish Sea Currents magazine.

Ocean Acidification as it Relates to Marine Water Quality in Washington
The Washington Ocean Acidification Center presents peer-reviewed, scientific evidence to clarify consideration of ocean acidification in Washington’s marine and estuary waters in the context of marine water quality. 

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