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Strengthening BC’s Coastal Future:
BC OAH Action Forum
March 3, 2026
On March 3, 2026, the BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) Action Forum, hosted by the Tula Foundation, will be held at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo.
This gathering will unite scientists, government representatives, Indigenous groups, community members, and members of the seafood industry to reflect on progress made through BC’s OAH initiatives. Organizers aim to chart the next phase toward protecting the province’s marine ecosystems and coastal economies from ocean acidification and hypoxia, two major stressors associated with climate change.
Ocean acidification and hypoxia pose major risks to BC’s seafood industries, with projected losses in the hundreds of millions by 2050. In response, the Province of BC released the BC OAH Action Plan in 2023, developed with input from scientists, communities, Indigenous groups, and government representatives. Since its release, the Province has invested $1.7 million into 11 OAH research and mitigation projects through the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program.
The goals of the forum are to:
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Assess achievements and challenges within the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program;
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Summarize ongoing OAH mitigation efforts across all sectors;
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Document accomplishments and remaining needs under the BC OAH Action Plan;
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Bridge knowledge, networks, and efforts to foster long-term collaborations supporting sustainable OAH initiatives.
The forum and its outputs will be critical in identifying priority next steps to help safeguard coastal resources against OAH, in alignment with the BC provincial governments Coastal Marine Strategy and Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy.
There will be an online option for those unable to attend in person.
To receive updates and registration details, please complete the interest form at:
Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC-MAC) annual meeting
(May 25 - 28, 2026, St. John's NL)
Session of Interest:
Ocean Acidification and its consequences:
past, present and future
(ss-20 Environmental Geology)
Session description:
Ocean Acidification (OA), the broadscale change in ocean pH associated with changes in atmospheric chemistry, is considered the “evil twin” of modern anthropogenic climate change. Recent re-analyses of mass extinction events and other events in the deep-time history of Earth have revealed tight linkages between atmospheric/ocean temperature and chemistry change and biotic consequences, with long-term evolutionary responses in some cases. A deeper understanding of the chronologies and mechanisms of these atmospheric/ocean chemistry changes and their biotic consequences in the past is valuable for understanding OA in the Anthropocene, and modelling OA responses in the 21st century and beyond. This special session seeks submissions investigating all aspects of OA and its ecological, evolutionary, oceanographic and stratigraphic consequences, throughout Earth History.
Contact information:
Evan Edinger, Geography Dept., Memorial University, eedinger@mun.ca
Hilary Corlett, Earth Sciences Dept, Memorial University, Hilary.corlett@mun.ca
Evan Edinger works mainly on deep-sea corals and cold-water carbonates, mostly modern, including the consequences of ocean acidification for these geobiological systems. Originally trained in palaeontology, he now mainly works in the modern oceans, but with an eye to long-term patterns and processes.
https://www.mun.ca/geography/people/faculty/evan-edinger/#d.en.167948
Hilary Corlett combines palaeontology, carbonate sedimentology, and geochemistry to study how ancient and modern shallow marine ecosystems have changed through time, how shifting atmospheric conditions and weathering have affected these ecosystems, and how anthropogenic-driven change may be affecting these systems today. https://sites.google.com/view/corlett/home
Abstract deadline: Feb. 21, 2026
Conference website:
https://event.fourwaves.com/stjohns2026/pages or
https://gac.ca/events/gac-mac-annual-meeting/
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