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Ocean Acidification Week 2024

A virtual multi-day forum highlighting the ocean acidification knowledge we need to restore humanity's relationship with the ocean.

Monday 18 November - Friday 22 November 2024

Goals

OA Week debuted in 2020, and returned in 2021, when events and conferences were postponed due to COVID-19. Following the successful in-person Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World in 2022, GOA-ON brought back OA Week 2023 to maintain momentum around OA research and provide a virtual platform for the ocean acidification community to exchange their latest findings. In 2024, OA Week will highlight the ocean acidification knowledge we need to restore humanity's relationship with the ocean.

This virtual symposium will bring together researchers across the world with sessions, plenary speakers, and engaging talks about ocean acidification research. If you have specific questions, please contact us at secretariat@goa-on.org.

Image Credit: Alex Tyrrell/Ocean Image Bank

Schedule

OA Week strives to feature early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) through its choice of organisers, speakers, and moderators. All ECOPs and members of the GOA-ON ICONEC Community for ECOPs are recognized by an asterisk (*) next to their name. If you are an ECOP and not a member yet, please consider joining the GOA-ON ICONEC Community.

18 November

SAROA Hub

Monday

18 November 2024 at 9:00 UTC  View in various time zones

The South Asia Regional Hub on Ocean Acidification (SAROA) was established to cover the countries surrounded by regional seas and oceans across South Asia. Participating countries include India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan and Oman. SAROA was established to promote the practice of collection of geographically distributed data on ocean acidification encompassing South Asian waters including from vulnerable yet ecologically important coastal biotopes such as mangroves, estuaries, salt marshes, lagoons and coral reefs. SAROA intends to promote the development of national hubs for effective monitoring of OA and carry out capacity building activities geared towards early career researchers.

More speakers and presentation topics to be announced soon!

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Speakers

Amit Kumar

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India

Marine macrophytes in the future acidified water

Ashwin Bhagavatula

RISCO, Singapore

Kunal Chakraborty

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, India

Understanding the present status of the Indian Ocean Acidification and its driving mechanisms

Updates from the ICONA Network

Monday

18 November 2024 at 12:00 UTC  View in various time zones

The International CO2 Natural Analogues Network (ICONA) project aims at facilitating innovative research on the ecosystem-level effects of ocean acidification using natural analogues. This allows us to efficiently disseminate the findings that can underpin adaptive management strategies in order to mitigate the impacts of rapidly changing ocean conditions.

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Speakers

Dr. Braden Tierney*

2 frontiers project, USA

Dr. Nuria Teixidó

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy

Dr. Carlos Leiva*

University of Guam

Dr. Fabian Goesser*

Ryukyus University, Japan

Dr. Marco Milazzo

Palermo University

OA Med Hub

Monday

18 November 2024 at 14:00 UTC  View in various time zones

The Mediterranean Ocean Acidification Hub is a network that connects Mediterranean scientists who are working and are interested in ocean acidification in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) has encouraged grass-roots formation of regional hubs to foster communities of practice for the efficient collection of comparable and geographically distributed data to assess ocean acidification and its effects, and to support adaptation tools such as model forecasts.

The OA Mediterranean Hub includes scientists from fourteen countries in the region: Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, and Türkiye.

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Speakers

Maria Cristina Gambi

National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy

Effects of Ocean Acidification on the benthic biota: what can we learn from polychaetes from CO2 vents

Carlotta Dentico

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Italy

Exploring the CO2 system in the northern and southern Adriatic: current research and future perspectives

Iris Hendriks

Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA), Spain

GreenHouse Gas dynamics on the southern coasts of the Mediterranean

Nina Bednarsek

Oregon State University, Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resources Studies, USA and Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia

Assessing the sensitivity of marine species to ocean alkalinity enhancement and mCDR prospects in the Mediterranean Sea

Valeria Ibello

National Research Council (CNR), Italy and Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey

Marine Biogeochemistry intercomparison exercise in the Mediterranean: preliminary results

Policy and Governance

Monday

18 November 2024 at 16:00 UTC  View in various time zones

Additional speakers and presentation topics to be announced soon!

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Moderator(s)

Jessie Turner

International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance) & UN Foundation

Speakers

Inken Dressler & Annika Frosch

UN Foundation

Punyasloke Bhadury

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India

Ocean acidification and policy- through the lens of Global South

19 November

Co-developing and encouraging community involvement in ocean acidification research and monitoring

Tuesday

19 November 2024 at 5:00 UTC  View in various time zones

Historically, sampling and training requirements and cost-prohibitive equipment have been barriers to the wider involvement of communities in ocean acidification (OA) monitoring. However, new technologies now exist to enhance these possibilities, for example, use of smartphones as environmental analysers (e.g., mobile app vSEA-pH) and the low-cost GOA-ON-in-a-box kits for collecting weather-quality ocean acidification measurements.

There are many benefits of co-developing OA research and monitoring strategies with members of the public. Involvement of local communities can help publicise and educate around the issue of OA, relating impacts to their region. This can also be a conduit for wider education around other related environmental concerns.

Co-development of research and data collection with the public, stakeholders, and indigenous groups provides connection of participants to the science and empowerment and ownership of implementation and outcomes. Co-development can also provide cultural and local relevance to research or data collection programs improving impact and effectiveness.

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Moderator(s)

Rachel Hale

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Aotearoa New Zealand

Speakers

Ma Jian

Xiamen University, China

Towards citizen science-based ocean acidification observations using smartphone devices

Punyasloke Bhadury

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata

The role of coastal communities in shaping ocean acidification monitoring in South Asia

Hadija Mussa Udodo

Sustainable Ocean Alliance Tanzania, Environmental scientist/ Young Ocean Leader

Community led restoration of Seagrasses and Mangroves in Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Azaria Pickering

Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Centre

Monitoring Ocean Acidification in the Pacific: Experiences with GOA-ON in a Box

Restorative Aquaculture: OA Mitigation to Maintain Ecosystem Services

Tuesday

19 November 2024 at 13:00 UTC  View in various time zones

Moderator(s)

Ana Veronica Garcia Condo

Oceanogami and Universidad de Concepción

Speakers

Eliza Ravagnan

Norwegian Research Centre AS (NORCE)

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture: new value chains in the Atlantic Ocean

Marina Martin Sandoval

Leitat Technological Center

Pathogen-microbiome early warnings aquaculture

Sebastian Gatica Montero

HuiroRegenerativo

Sally Salaah Eldin Elshalqamy

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Egypt

Role of seaweed diversity and sustainable marine vegetation development in aquaculture restoration

Ana Veronica Garcia Condo

Oceanogami and Universidad de Concepción

Ecosystemic services and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) productions systems

Communicating ocean acidification

Tuesday

19 November 2024 at 14:00 UTC  View in various time zones

Are you involved in OA science and looking to strengthen your communication on ocean acidification? Join OARS, NOAA OAP and the OA Alliance for this interactive session which will provide you with tools, strategies, and creative approaches to make your message resonate with diverse audiences—including policymakers, educators, and the public.

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Moderator(s)

Amy Kenworty

OARS Project Coordinator, Plymouth Marine Laboratories, and ProBleu Programme

Speakers

Liz Perotti

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program

Jessie Turner

OA Alliance

Stéphanie Heckman

Graphic Recorder and Visual Facilitator; Belfast, Northern Ireland

Amy Kenworthy

OARS and ProBleu

Juliana Corrales

OA Alliance

Building Capacity in Physical Chemistry for Oceanography: How To Address the Emerging Skills Gaps

Tuesday

19 November 2024 at 16:00 UTC  View in various time zones

This community discussion will introduce the results of an online survey and consultation conducted earlier this year with the ocean science community to assess what we perceive as emerging skills gaps in basic physical chemistry training and expertise in several areas of chemical oceanography, especially (but not exclusively) including the ocean carbonate system. The purpose of this discussion will be to decide next steps for a community activity (most likely a Workshop) including its focus, content, participants, and outcomes to help address the emerging skills gap identified in the survey.

We invite you to read the Survey Report describing the skills gap survey results and associated community feedback on recommended paths forward. Find more details on the marchemspec website.

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Moderator(s)

Heather Benway

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

Simon Clegg

University of East Anglia, UK

Speakers

Mallory Ringham

Lead Oceanographer, Head of MRV, Ebb Carbon, USA

Clifton Buck

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Skidaway Institute, University of Georgia, USA

Erica Ombres

Program Manager, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, USA

Ryan Woosley

Principal Research Scientist, Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Katelyn Schockman

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory, USA

Emily Bockmon

California Polytechnic State University, USA

Jess Adkins

Caltech/Co-founder and CEO of Calcarea

Arctic Hub

Tuesday

19 November 2024 at 18:00 UTC  View in various time zones

The Arctic Ocean Acidification Hub (Arctic Hub) is a network for different disciplines of ocean acidification (OA), including observations, experiments and modelling within the Arctic region.

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Speakers

Agneta Fransson and Melissa Chierici

Norwegian Polar Institute and Havforskingsinstituttet (HI) / Institute for Marine Research, Norway

Introduction to the Arctic Hub

Kate Ortenzi

Dalhousie University, Canada

On projects - Indigenous and Arctic communities

Claudine Hauri

University of Alaska Fairbanks, US

Community OA projects - Indigenous and Arctic communities

Elise Droste*

Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany & University of East Anglia, UK

Arctic ocean chemistry

Lorenz Meire*

Greenland Climate Research Centre

Effects of OA and meltwater on Arctic biological production

20 November

PI-TOA Hub

Wednesday

20 November 2024 at 0:00 UTC  View in various time zones

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Moderator(s)

Azaria Pickering

The Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Centre (PIOAC), Fiji

Speakers

Sebastian van de Velde

University of Otago, New Zealand

Melissa Melendez

University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA

Maisy Lus

Fish Reef Project, Papua New Guinea

Katy Soapi

The Pacific Islands Ocean Acidification Centre (PIOAC),, Fiji

Kaitlyn Lowder

The Ocean Foundation, USA

Southern Ocean Hub

Wednesday

20 November 2024 at 3:40 UTC  View in various time zones

Introducing the latest GOA-ON Regional Hub: Southern Ocean – Ocean Acidification Hub (SO-OA) established by SOOS and GOA-ON. This session is part of the Australian Antarctic Research Conference, taking place in Hobart, Tasmania, from 19. - 22. November 2024. Katherina Petrou, part of the steering group of the new Hub, will introduce the Ocean Acidification Southern Ocean Regional Hub (OASO).

Speakers

Katherina Petrou

University of Technology Sydney

GOA-ON/SOOS: Ocean Acidification Southern Ocean Regional Hub (OASO)

Marine Chemical Speciation

Wednesday

20 November 2024 at 15:00 UTC  View in various time zones

This presentation and community discussion will introduce the MarChemSpec software package (see https://marchemspec.org), which can be used to calculate chemical speciation in natural waters containing the ions present in seawater. MarChemSpec is not restricted to standard seawater composition, unlike CO2SYS and similar software. Thus carbonate equilibria, for example, can be calculated for natural waters with any major ion composition, and the same is true for the complexation of the trace metals that are the focus of GEOTRACES. The model results include estimated uncertainties.

Applications of MarChemSpec include not just the calculations of equilibrium concentrations, activities, and values of the four CO2 seawater variables (pHT, total alkalinity, total dissolved inorganic carbon, and pCO2) but also saturation with respect to solid phases.

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Speakers

David Turner

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Simon Clegg

University of Anglia, UK

Mathis Hain

University of California Santa Cruz, USA

New Zealand Ocean Acidification Community

Wednesday

20 November 2024 at 20:00 UTC  View in various time zones

NZOAC is celebrating OA Week 2024 by hosting a virtual conference, giving members the opportunity to share their research. This is the first set of presentations for this one day event, which is co-sponsored by GOA-ON OA Week 2024! Please join to hear more about research currently being conducted in New Zealand and feel free to join the one-day NZOAC virtual conference later in the day for more presentations.

Join the Zoom Meeting Here

Speakers and presentation topics to be announced soon!

21 November

OA Africa

Thursday

21 November 2024 at 11:00 UTC  View in various time zones

Ocean Acidification Africa is a pan-African network specifically convened to coordinate and promote ocean acidification (OA) awareness and research in Africa. Research activities on ocean acidification and related stressors on the African continent are developing rapidly in response to a clear need for action to minimize and address the impacts posed by changing climatic and system wide changes. OA-Africa is composed of scientists interested in conducting research on ocean acidification monitoring and observation in Africa and they are part of the wider Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network.

This session will also introduce the new Gulf of Guinea Ocean Acidification Network (GG-OAN)!

Speakers and presentation topics to be announced soon!

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Speakers

Lina Hansson

IAEA Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)

Capacity building in Africa

Chaimaa Jamal

Morocco

Preliminary study of Carbonate chemistry and ocean acidification along the Moroccan Atlantic Coast

Anthony Akpan

Nigeria

Mainstreaming Ocean Acidification into National Policies: A Key Necessity For Integrating OA Science Recommendations Across National Policy And Management Schemes In Nigeria

Sheck Sherif

Liberia

Assessing the gender-based perception of climate change and ocean acidification of coastal artisanal fishing communities in Liberia

Veronica Wanjer

Kenya

Monitoring seawater carbonate chemistry in critical habitats along the Kenyan coast

Technology gaps and new tools for OA research

Thursday

21 November 2024 at 13:00 UTC  View in various time zones

In this community discussion session, researchers working on the development of new techniques and technology for the observation and measurement of ocean acidification introduce their tools. Join to learn more about these developments and take the opportunity to ask your questions.

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Speakers

Murray Roberts & Gavin Sim

University of Edinburgh, UK

Simon Ussher

University of Plymouth, UK

Reggie Spaulding

Sunburst Sensors, USA

Anthony J. Lucio

National Oceanography Centre, UK

Accurate and rapid sensing of seawater pH using coupled lab-on-chip and optode technology

Caribbean Hub

Thursday

21 November 2024 at 15:00 UTC  View in various time zones

Speakers and presentation topics to be announced soon!

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Speakers

Clayton Vondriska

University of Miami and the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, USA

Effects of Ocean Acidification on a Common Ectoparasite of Coral Reef Fish

Claire Williams

Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Environmental Monitoring to Support Coral Reef Management in the East Portland Special Fishery Conservation Area, Jamaica

Julio Morell

Director of the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, NOAA-IOOS, Lajas, Puerto Rico, USA

Biogeochemical Impact of Sargassum Inundation

22 November

LAOCA

Friday

22 November 2024 at 15:00 UTC  View in various time zones

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Speakers

José Gilberto Cardoso Mohedano

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Estación El Carmen. Cd. Del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico

Exploring the Carbon Mysteries of the Largest Karstic Lagoon in Southern Gulf Mexico

T. Leticia Espinosa Carreón

Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIDIIR Sinaloa

Factores que determinan la variabilidad del flujo de CO2 océano - atmósfera en 5 zonas costeras del golfo de California

Natalie del Carmen Semanche Bravo

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruíz Gallo, Perú

Cecilia Chapa Balcorta

Instituto de Recursos, Licenciatura en Oceanología, Universidad del Mar. Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, México

Dissolved inorganic carbon distribution at the oxygen minimum zone of the Gulf of Tehuantepec

North American Hub

Friday

22 November 2024 at 17:00 UTC  View in various time zones

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Moderator(s)

Jose Martin Hernandez Ayon

University of Baja California Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas of the Autonomous

Anna Hughes

Oregon State University Department of Chemical Oceanography

Speakers

Jonathan Sharp

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)

Ocean Acidification Indicators in US Coastal Waters

Lauric Feugere

University of Hull, Department of Biological Sciences

Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ocean Warming on Different Shrimp Populations using Lipidomics and Fisheries Management Implications

Laura Liliana López Galindo

University of Baja California Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas of the Autonomous

OA Research on Marine Mollusks: Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, and Marine Biology

ICONEC

Friday

22 November 2024 at 19:00 UTC  View in various time zones

The ICONEC steering committee will lead a community discussion.

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Moderator(s)

Austin Pugh

Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)

Speakers

Adekunbi Falilu

Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

Amy Markel

University of Hawai’i at Manoa

Patrick Duke

CarbonRun

Amanda Kirkland

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Elise Keister

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program/ GOA-ON Secretariat

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Coordinators

The GOA-ON Secretariat is tremendously grateful for the support with the organisation of OA Week 2024. Specifically, Rachel Hale, Catherine Brown, and Loraine Martell-Bonet are OA Week Coordinators, assisting with session and speaker organisation. ICONEC Steering Committee member Natalie Bravo Senmache is the OA Week Graphic Designer, creating the visuals for OA Week.

Meet our amazing OA Week Coordinators:

Rachel Hale

Rachel Hale is a Benthic Ecologist researching the biodiversity and functional ecology of seafloor environments at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), in Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand. She seeks to understand how these communities respond to stressors, including ocean acidification. Her research spans from the intertidal to the deep sea to determine how these key ecosystems support global processes and human well-being.

Catherine Brown

Catherine Brown is a passionate marine policy specialist who recently graduated with an MSc in Marine Systems and Policies from the University of Edinburgh. Still based in Edinburgh, she focuses on international ocean governance, marine spatial planning, and science communication, with a particular interest in areas beyond national jurisdictions. Her recent projects include a Master’s dissertation offering recommendations for marine spatial planning in the West Antarctic Peninsula, and the development of four research-driven policy briefs to guide international implementation of the 2023 UN Agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity (BBNJ Agreement).

Loraine Martell-Bonet

Loraine Martell-Bonet holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography from the University of South Florida, where her dissertation focused on the marine carbon system and assessing ocean acidification literacy within the Deaf community, emphasising her dedication to inclusivity in marine science. She has contributed significantly to OA research, participating in key projects, such as the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Carbon Cycle (GOMECC-4) and Carbonate Dissolution Kinetics (CDisK-IV) cruises. Beyond her academic achievements, Loraine is committed to community service through active participation in the Coastal and Ocean STEM Equity Alliance (COSEA), promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in the field. She is currently a research associate with The Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS), contributing to the OA monitoring program in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Natalie del Carmen Bravo Senmache

Natalie del Carmen Bravo Senmache graduated in Biology, with a focus in Fisheries Biology, based at the Pedro Ruiz Gallo National University in Lambayeque, Peru. Her work has focused on the carbonate system in coastal areas and the impacts of acidification, and other stressors, on calcifying organisms. Additionally, she has used biology and ecology to inform the management of marine resources and search for adaptation and mitigation alternatives in response to climate change. In parallel to her academic work, she also dedicated herself to supporting initiatives to strengthen networks and capacities through her participation in International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Career (ICONEC), Research Network of Marine-Coastal Stressors in Latin America and the Caribbean (REMARCO), and the Peruvian Oceanography network and most recently as the representative of Peru/Ecuador and Early Career in Latin American Ocean Acidification Network (LAOCA) Executive Council.