OARC conducts research on ocean acidification, particularly in Alaskan waters, to determine the broa The Center will operate under two broad mandates:
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About the OARC and its role in Alaska:
Due to the growing concerns over increasing acidity in the ocean and the impacts this phenomenon will have on Alaska’s marine ecosystems the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) has created an Ocean Acidification Research Center (OARC) within the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (SFOS). Placement of this center in Alaska is critical to the state’s long
12/02/2015
Ocean pH is at the bottom left... and high-latitude ice losses are the second from the right.
Scientists are looking at these indicators to measure climate change World leaders have gathered in Paris to try to hammer out a plan to slow the machinery of climate change. Here’s how experts say the pieces fit together.
Great new paper by Stacey Reisdorph-Stoudt on the biogeochemistry of Glacier Bay.
http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/5185/2015/bg-12-5185-2015.html
Monitoring seawater reveals ocean acidification risks to Alaskan shellfish hatchery New collaborative research between NOAA, University of Alaska and an Alaskan shellfish hatchery shows that ocean acidification may make it difficult for Alaskan coastal waters to support shellfish hatcheries by 2040 unless costly mitigation efforts are installed to modify seawater used in the hatche…
06/30/2015
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/arctic-ocean-acidifying-faster-19168
Rapidly Acidifying Arctic Ocean Threatens Species Parts of the Arctic Ocean could reach critical levels of ocean acidification in just 10 years.
06/17/2015
Our new Arctic OA study is getting a lot of good attention.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150615142845.htm
Arctic Ocean rapidly becoming more corrosive to marine species: Chukchi and Beaufort Seas could... New research shows that surface waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort seas could reach levels of acidity that threaten the ability of animals to build and maintain their shells by 2030, with the Bering Sea reaching this level of acidity by 2044.
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01/21/2015
Jessica Cross wrapping up a great week for OARC at the 2015 Alaska Marine Science Symposium with her talk on CO2 fluxes in the Bering Sea.
12/29/2014
More on our study on perceptions and awareness of ocean acidification featured in Alaska Dispatch News
http://www.adn.com/article/20141227/study-finds-alaskans-concerned-about-ocean-acidification-hazy-details
Study finds Alaskans concerned about ocean acidification, but hazy on details Alaskans are three times as likely as Americans as a whole to know about ocean acidification and be worried about it -- but not entirely clear on the scientific process that is changing the chemistry of the oceans.
12/22/2014
NOAA's Arctic Research page highlights our new study on perceptions and awareness of ocean acidification in Alaska.
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/arctic/featured-publication/gauging-perceptions-ocean-acidification-alaska
Gauging Perceptions of Ocean Acidification in Alaska | PMEL Arctic Research December 22, 2014 Frisch, L.C., J.T. Mathis, N.P. Kettle, and S. Trainor (2014): Gauging perceptions of ocean acidification in Alaska. Mar. Policy, 53, doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.11.022, 101–110. New study finds Alaskans familiar with ocean acidification, not aware of risks to fisheries New resear…
12/19/2014
Check out this new OARC study on public understanding and awareness of ocean acidification in Alaska.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X14003236
04/30/2014
Great to see our group in the news!
Researchers examine glaciers' effects on ocean acidification in Prince William Sound Researchers suspect that melting glaciers pose a double-whammy for acidifying oceans, but this summer, three underwater "gliders" and sensors attached to a tour boat will be deployed in Prince William Sound to gather further information.
03/28/2014
New ocean acidification website launched today!
Ocean Acidification Bringing information on ocean acidification to scientists, policymakers and the public