Alaska Ocean Acidification Network

OA sensor in Beaufort lagoon reveals new findings

A full year of pH data is providing scientists with a new perspective on both the relationship between local drivers and the role of lagoons with air-sea carbon dioxide exchange.
Can OA impact predator-prey response?

An experiment at the Kasitsna Bay lab is underway to find out if OA influences not not just shell density of mollusks but also the way they behave.
Alaska communities are sampling for OA

Over 20 communities across the state are taking weekly water samples to better understand ocean acidification conditions in their immediate environment.
New Brochure: OA and multiple stressors

This publication describes how cumulative impacts such as ocean acidification and warming together may impact crab and fish in Alaska.
New: 2019 update on OA research in Alaska

Check out what researchers have learned about OA processes, conditions and species response over the past year.
Why rising acidification poses a special peril for warming Arctic waters

Yale Environment360 provides an articulate look into why the Arctic is particularly susceptible to ocean acidification.
Anchorage talk will dive into ocean acidification’s impact on Alaska marine life

Ocean acidification is on the agenda at the Board of Fish meeting on Oct 23 in Anchorage, as well as an evening presentation following the meeting.
Ocean acidification detection capacity expands in the Gulf of Alaska

Projects include an ‘ocean-change’ lab in Kasistna Bay and pH sensors near Juneau. Also, read the latest of what we're learning in Kachemak Bay.
How does OA affect herring roe?

A new study is underway in Sitka to look at the response of herring to OA and climate change. The project is led by PhD student Lauren Bell.
New paper: Modeling OA in the Bering Sea

University of Washington's Darren Pilcher and colleagues ran a hindcast from 2003-2014 to track seasonality and trends.
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Alaska Ocean Acidification Network News Features archive
Scientist Interview

Tom Hurst is a fisheries biologist at the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center whose research includes the response of Alaska fishes to OA.

Read the interview