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Strengthening BC's Coastal Future CLIMATE READY BC SEAFOOD PROGRAM Watch our short documentary on the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program! Ocean acidification and hypoxia threaten British Columbia's coastal food security. In 2023, concurrently with the release of the BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan , the Province of British Columbia provided a $2M funding envelope to create the Climate Ready BC Seafood (CRBS) Program. This short documentary highlights some of the 11 projects funded by the CRBS Program. Learn more about how these groups are working to further our understand the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia in BC to provide knowledge for mitigation and adaptation that supports enhancing the resiliency of BC's seafood. JUMP TO: CRBS Program Information CRBS Project StoryMaps CRBS OAH Toolkit PROGRAM INFORMATION Lead Organizations Tula Foundation, Hakai Institute Province of British Columbia Project Description With support from British Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Tula Foundation is delivering the Climate Ready B.C. Seafood Program. This program will provide $2 million in funding to support actions identified in the B.C. Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) Action Plan . The B.C. OAH Action Plan was developed with support from an advisory committee and input from scientists, community members, aquaculture and fisheries representatives, Indigenous, Local, Provincial, and Federal governments. The Action Plan highlights the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia on marine organisms and ecosystems, with resulting effects on aquaculture and wild capture fisheries. Read the B.C. OAH Action Plan: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/climate-change/adaptation/climate-risks/bc-ocean-acidification-hypoxia-action-plan.pdf The B.C. OAH Action Plan is supported by a comprehensive scientific assessment: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/climate-change/adaptation/climate-risks/bc-ocean-acidification-hypoxia-scientific-assessment.pdf The Climate Ready B.C. Seafood program is addressing priorities identified in the Action Plan and aims to fund projects to support coastal communities in understanding, mitigating, and adapting to the impacts of OAH on B.C.'s oceans and coasts. In particular, the program will fund projects that support four key program areas: ● Advancing scientific understanding of ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) ● Collaborations, knowledge transfer, awareness and understanding related to OAH ● Mitigation, adaptation and resilience to OAH ● Interactions between Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal approaches and OAH Eleven proposals were selected for funding as they displayed strong alignments with program priorities, meaningful collaborations and high impact on understanding B.C. OAH. Successful proposal applicants include industry associations, research institutions, Indigenous communities and organizations, and non-profit organizations. Many successful proposals displayed strong collaborations and partnerships across stakeholders and rights holders. Projects will run from April 1, 2024 to March 31,2026. Full List of Awards BC OAH Action Forum On March 3, 2026, the BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) Action Forum, hosted by the Tula Foundation, was held at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo. The CRBS Program was strongly featured, including a premiere of the CRBS documentary, and lightning talks with panel discussions from the CRBS project recipients. To read the CRBS project abstracts and Forum Executive Summary, and explore other outputs of the Forum, please visit the Forum event page. BC OAH Action Forum event page Relevant Documents: List of Awards and CRBS Information Document RFP Information Document Related Programs Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) Canadian Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Relevant Links BC OAH Action Plan BC OAH Action Forum Contact Emily Paroo, Program Manager, Tula Foundation: emily.paroo@tula.org Credit: Bennet Whitnell, Videographer, Tula Foundation THE CRBS PROJECT STORYMAPS COMING SOON! THE CRBS EDUCATIONAL OAH TOOLKIT As part of the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program, an educational OAH toolkit was created by the CRBS administrative team to help bring together OAH resources relevant to BC and to connect them to the BC OAH Action Plan goals, objectives and actions. The toolkit was compiled during the CRBS Program (mainly 2024 - 2025) and is not an exhaustive list of OAH resources. Goals of the OAH toolkit: Assemble and organize resources related to ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) specific to British Columbia. Identify tools, guidance, and information relevant to addressing OAH impacts in BC and connect available resources to the actions identified in the BC OAH Action Plan. Process used: Searched for and compiled existing resources relevant to OAH, with a focus on BC-specific and regional resources where available. Organized resources according to their relevance to specific Action Plan actions to make them easier to identify and use. Included some resources from outside BC where they provided useful information or approaches that could be relevant to OAH work in the province. The toolkit was developed as a practical compilation rather than an exhaustive or systematic review, and resources were selected based on their relevance and usefulness at the time of compilation (2024/2025) To use this toolkit, we recommend viewing it in fullscreen by clicking the "view larger version" button in the bottom right corner of the viewer. The toolkit has a "Resources" tab that lists all of the resources compiled, which is filterable. The second tab lists all of the goals, objectives, and actions from the BC OAH Action Plan. Have a resource you'd like us to add? Last updated 2026-08-20 BACK TO TOP

Bringing together Canada's ocean acidification researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, & communities to share OA resources & expertise. Become a member of the Canadian OA Community of Practice today! NEW PAPER OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN CANADA: THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PATHWAYS FOR ACTION READ IT HERE REGIONS Stay up to date on current ocean acidification research, resources, facilities, and upcoming projects in your area! More Info RESOURCES Looking for more information on the resources and experts in your area? Want to learn more about OA action planning across Canada? More Info EVENTS Join us for online or in person conversations near you! View our upcoming event schedule and past event summaries... More Info OUR BLOG Featuring interviews with scientists, OA experts, and our OA CoP team, the latest in OA news, recaps of recent research, and more! More Info ABOUT US The Ocean Acidification Community of Practice was initiated in 2018 and is sponsored by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) Network. We are a UN Decade-Endorsed Project under the Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) Programme. Our overarching goals are to: Coordinate across all sectors, disciplines, and regions to share OA expertise and data and increase ocean literacy and OA resource development Identify pressing needs for OA research, knowledge, and actions needed in Canada Create a collaborative and supportive environment for groups affected by OA Learn More JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Add your voice to our Canadian Ocean Acidification Community of Practice! Whether you're a seasoned ocean scientist, aquaculture operator, fisher, community or government representative, student, or concerned individual, everyone is welcome! Stay in the know! Membership is always free and signing up to our mailing list gives you first access to our monthly newsletters, new resources, and other important updates for the OA community in Canada. Our current members consist of individuals from government, aquaculture, fisheries, academia, and Indigenous community leadership, as well as students and members of the public. Join our OA CoP RECENT UPDATES BC OAH Action Forum Executive Summary Report Now Available! OA CoP Jun 8 New Paper: Acidification and CO2-Driven Conditions in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence During 2024 OA CoP May 27 Storytelling Illustrations from BC OAH Action Forum OA CoP May 11 1 2 3 4 5 CONTACT US coordinator@oceanacidification.ca Submit Thanks for your inquiry! contact

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About the Collaboration The DFO/NOAA Ocean Acidification Collaboration is an ongoing effort to build an interagency framework between DFO and NOAA to coordinate research efforts in OA monitoring, modelling, and experimentation, as well as data and information sharing between the two federal agencies. Between November 2022 - May 2023, the Collaboration provided funding for the activities of Canada’s OA CoP, including the creation of outreach materials to jumpstart the DFO/NOAA OA Collaboration's ability to engage with stakeholders and potential members. Below, you will find examples of these activities, such as two-page poster highlights on some of the DFO/NOAA collaborative research projects and scientists who lead these initiatives, as well as a resource library. To learn more about the collaborative framework for joint DFO/NOAA ocean acidification research and monitoring, please visit DFO’s webpage on the collaboration here . Project Highlights Canada/US OA Resources Project Highlights DFO/NOAA OA COLLABORATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS Sally E Chris C Thomas H Emily S Halle B For more information about: "Impacts of Ocean Acidification on the Atlantic Sea Scallop" reach out to the lead scientists! Also check out this regional vulnerability assessment that project lead Halle Berger is working on for her PhD "Assessing Vulnerability of the Atlantic Sea Scallop Social-Ecological System in the Northeast Waters of the US" (funded by NOAA OAP) by clicking here! For more information about: "Impacts of coastal acidification and climate change stressors on the Atlantic sea scallop: larval supply, recruitment and adaptive capacity to multiple global change drivers" reach out to the lead scientists! Canada/US OA Resources CANADA/US OA RESOURCES BC OAH Action Plan The BC OAH Action aims to determine the state of knowledge related to ocean acidification and hypoxia in BC’s coastal waters, with long-term goals for addressing knowledge gaps and developing adaptation and mitigation strategies to support the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, traditional harvesters, and other BC seafood interests. Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Climate Action Initiatives Tsleil-Waututh members have observed the effects of climate change in our territory for decades. OA is a concern to TWN, along with other ocean-related effects of climate change. Burrard Inlet is becoming more acidic, and research is underway to determine whether the cause is disproportionately associated with OA or if the reduction in pH is attributed to urban and industrial inputs. Acidification in Our Oceans This infographic developed by NOAA aims to teach the basics of ocean acidification and to provide information on what the reader can do to help this global problem. Ocean Acidification Building Blocks of the Sea This educational resource from NOAA, OAP and the National Marine Sanctuaries aims to have students understand the impact human activities can have on the chemistry/health of the ocean, and how changes in ocean ecosystems impact ocean and human life. Understanding Ocean and Coastal Acidification: Teacher Resources Through the lessons in this module, designed for grades 9-12, students will explore relationships between carbon dioxide, ocean pH and aragonite saturation state Coastal Acidification Interactive Story This educational module from NOAA is an interactive way to learn about the impacts of humans changing water chemistry. This module specifically focuses on how changing water chemistry results in coastal acidification Commonwealth Blue Charter: Ocean Acidification Action Group The Commonwealth Blue Charter is an agreement by all 54 Commonwealth countries, adopted at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, April 2018. New Zealand will champion the Ocean Acidification Action Group –improving the capacity of Commonwealth countries to address the impact of ocean acidification. OA CoP Educational Resource: How to make a Homemade pH Indicator in 5 Steps Educational Resource: How to make homemade pH strips in 5 easy steps Watch our new video on our YouTube channel or our tiktok to learn how to run the experiment DFO:What is Ocean Acidification? Ocean acidification is a global threat with potential impacts on marine food webs, ecosystem productivity, commercial fisheries and global food security. This threat has prompted the international scientific community, including Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to investigate the implications of this significant international governance issue. GOA-ON Pier2Peer Program Pier2Peer is a GOA-ON program that matches early career scientists with senior researchers across the globe. This program provides opportunities for knowledge exchange, conferences scholarships post doc positions and more! BC Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy B.C.’s Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy outlines four pathways to help ensure we stay safe and to prepare for a changing climate. The strategy highlights B.C.'s overall direction and actions that the Province is taking to help better understand and adapt to the impacts of climate change, and is supported by more than $500 million in funding. Alaska OA Network- Downloadable Resources The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network has created numerous infographics and downloadable visual resources. Check out these resources on their website! In 2019, the City of Vancouver declared a climate emergency, and in response focused on drastically cutting the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Vancouver has also registered our ocean acidification Framework, as a Voluntary Commitment to help support the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water. Vancouver Action Plan Baynes Sound Data This project aims to better understand the short- and long-term variability that occurs within these productive waters. With more data, it is hoped that producers will have the information needed to make the best decisions for their harvest. This online resource gives users access to real time ocean monitoring data in Baynes Sound. Understanding OA Learn how our oceans are absorbing increasingly more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, leading to lower pH and greater acidity with this educational resource from NOAA. Ocean acidification is fundamentally changing the chemistry of the world’s oceans and threatening our marine resources. Whale Jenga: A Food Web Game This educational resource from NOAA and the National Marine Sanctuaries aims to have students understand how organis ms are connected through the marine food web and how small changes to to food webs can have larger scale impacts. DITC CIA Worksheet: How Does Rising CO2 Impact Ocean pH? This "Data in the Classroom" (DITA) worksheet aims to teach the impacts of CO2 on the ocean by studying important graphs and figures, which encourages students to think deeper about ocean chemistry. Crabs in a Changing Ocean This infographic from NOAA and National Marine sanctuaries, outlines how crabs will be impacted by changing water chemistry and what you can do to help! OA Alliance The OA Alliance is an international organization whose goal is to create a network of governments and organizations. They use this network to take action against the growing threat of Ocean Acidification to protect coastal communities all over the world. Create an Ocean Acidification Action Plan! Action Plans can be used by more people than just governments, they can be used by any individual or group that is faced with a problem! We have created an educational resource outlining how to design a Action plan of your own that can be used to address OA in your community and beyond! This resource is targeted for students but could be used by anyone looking to make an action plan! Ocean Acidification Information Exchange Have professional questions about OA, how to conduct research, data set, and more? Connect with the Canadian and global OA communities here! GOA-ON Data Explorer The GOA-ON data portal "provides access and visualization to ocean acidification data and data synthesis products being collected around the world from a wide range of sources, including moorings, research cruises, and fixed time series stations" and represents them as an easy-to-use map. The map contains worldwide (and in some cases also real-time!) data and observation assets which are represented as interactive icons. Climate Change and Ocean Acidification: Olympic Coast- Video In recent years, shellfish growers in Washington state have needed to develop monitoring and treatment practices to avoid spawning failures that have been linked to periodic upwelling of more acidic ocean waters. Read this overview of OA research on the Olympic coast! The Olympic Coast as a Sentinel Video This webinar funded by the NOAA OAP focuses on regional vulnerability assessment and the 4 Olympic Coast Tribes who depend on local marine species that are at risk from ocean acidification. B.C. is focused on implementing CleanBC; the actions and commitments in CleanBC will reduce the causes of ocean acidification and help to build adaptation and resiliency of coastal communities BC OA Case Study Back to Blue Initiative: An Ocean Crisis in the Making The Back to Blue Initiative has created an interactive webpage that educates the user on the basics of ocean acidification. These basics are broken down into an introduction, the science, the impacts, and soultions? Ocean Acidification: pH and the Ocean's Balance This educational resource from NOAA, OAP and the National Marine Sanctuaries aims to have students understand the pH is a measurement of ocean acidification, understand the pH scale, and the impacts that small changes to this scale can have. Dungeness Crab Case Study Resources Dungeness crab is a valuable species throughout the National Marine Sanctuaries of the West Coast from Washington state to throughout California. This communication toolkit is designed for educators and communicators to use to teach others about the impact of ocean acidification on Dungeness crab. NOAA: Ocean Acidification This NOAA webpage walks you through the basics of ocean acidification, highlighting the impacts on important organisms, and the current research in the USA. Commonwealth Blue Charter: Ocean Acidification Policymakers Handbook The Commonwealth Blue Charter helped put together an Ocean Acidification policymakers handbook. This contains many of the tools that a policy maker needs to be acquainted with to effectively make decisions about Ocean Acidification. UN Ocean Decade: OARS Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS). The programme will address the SDG target 14.3 ‘Minimize and address the impacts of Ocean Acidification (OA), including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels’. DFO: Ocean Acidification Video This video from the DFO-Canada outlines how the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have continued to increase due to human activities, lowering the pH of the ocean and making it more acidic. This process of ocean acidification increasingly affects ecosystems and those communities that directly rely on the ocean. GOA-ON Sampling Standards Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) sampling standard gives guidance on the proper way to execute ocean acidification observations, to allow for data to be compared world wide. It also gives advice on what to kinds of data to collect and and how to submit to the SDG 14.3.1 Indicator, for world-wide comparison. OA-ICC Biological Response Portal This easy-to-use data repository and publication catalog focuses on biological response to ocean acidification. This resource allows you to easily search existing datasets through easy-to-use filters under the categories of Spatial information, Experimental information, Biological information, and Bibliographic information (as can be seen in the image below). Ocean Acidification Impact on Oysters and Other Shellfish-Video PMEL Carbon Program Video- The world's oceans are absorbing carbon dioxide at an unprecedented rate and the resulting acidification is transforming marine ecosystems. Hari Sreenivasan, of PBS NewsHour reports on how ocean acidification is already affecting oysters and other shellfish in the U.S. Keepin' it Real: Connecting Ocean Acidification to Watershed Health and Promoting Student Action- Video This webinar funded by the NOAA OAP focuses on using the "Virtual Urchin" education tool which can be used by students and teachers to see real lab data and an action module. NOAA Archived Webinars The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has a collection of archived educational webinars targeted at students and teachers available on their website. Click the image to begin exploring these resources.

CANADA'S OA RESOURCES NEW! MAP OF CANADA'S OA ASSETS Check out our new interactive map of Canada's OA assets, including monitoring cruises, stations, labs with OA experimental infrastructure, and models! From Barclay, Gurney-Smith et al., 2026: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1761703 View Fullscreen Note: this map will be updated regularly, so please contact us if you have assets you'd like to see added! Find out more about the OA resources in your area! Our map of Canada's OA resources is full of information on OA facilities, infrastructure, experts, research groups, past and ongoing projects, and more! Each map pin has an up-to-date link of its available material and a list of searchable keywords. Instructions: Click on pins to view info Each pin has a webpage link that contains all resources for that pin, and a list of searchable keywords (listed under "description") To view layers (e.g., Facilities, People, Projects), expand map menu (top left button) and check/uncheck layers To search map, click "view larger map" icon in top right corner (this opens a new tab with our map where you can search, with results from both our map and Google Maps). Legend: Facilities & Infrastructure People & Groups OA Projects Unsure of how to use the map? Click here for our video tutorial! Map Tutorial We are continuously working to keep this map updated, so please let us know if you have an OA resource you would like us to add! Contact us

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, was held at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo. Forum Executive Summary Forum Outputs This gathering united scientists, government representatives, Indigenous groups, community members, and members of the seafood industry to reflect on progress made through BC’s OAH initiatives. Organizers aimed 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 $2 million into 11 OAH research and mitigation projects through the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program . The goals of the forum were to: Assess achievements and opportunities within the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program ; Summarize ongoing OAH mitigation efforts across all sectors; Document accomplishments and remaining needs under the BC OAH Action Plan; 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. Missed the forum? Watch it here ! FORUM OUTPUTS BC OAH Action Forum Outputs GRAPHICAL SUMMARIES OTHER OUTPUTS Forum Executive Summary Report Forum Agenda Forum Abstract Booklet Full Forum Video Recording Climate Ready BC Seafood Documentary Animated video: OAH in BC BC OAH Action Plan Case Study: UN Decade OARS Programme Stay tuned for more! Relevant Links: BC OAH Action Plan Climate Ready BC Seafood Program

WHAT IS OEAN ACIDIFICATION? Ocean acidification (OA) is the process where carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans, causing a chemical reaction that leads to a reduction in seawater pH. The oceans absorb about one third of these carbon dioxide emissions every year. Since the industrial revolution, the burning of fossil fuels has led to an exponential increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, resulting in an approximately 30% increase in ocean acidity. As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, so will the ocean’s acidity. One of the major consequences of ocean acidification is decreases in the amount of shell-building materials available to shelled organisms, such as oysters, mussels, and corals. Ocean acidification is also harmful to the development and bodily functions of many organisms, such as crabs, lobsters, and fish, and can even impact normal animal behaviour. Many of the species most vulnerable to ocean acidification are critical habitat formers and sources of food for their ecosystems, such as oysters, mussels, and many types of plankton. A lot of the species most impacted by ocean acidification are also important economic and food resources for humans, including important shellfish such as oysters, mussels, crabs, and lobsters. How is Canada impacted by OA? Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world and is surrounded by three ocean basins all with unique dynamic processes. Situated at high latitudes, the waters surrounding Canada are also naturally more vulnerable to OA, as carbonates are more soluble in cold water. Each coastal region in Canada faces its own set of challenges when it comes to OA. In the Pacific , seasonal upwelling brings naturally acidic waters close to the ocean’s surface, negatively impacting important shellfish like oysters. The cold waters of the Arctic are especially vulnerable to OA due to increased absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide and freshwater input that both increase seawater acidity and decreasing ice cover that further accelerates these processes. Ocean acidification in Atlantic Canada is influenced by both the input of acidic Arctic waters from the Labrador Sea, as well as the St. Lawrence, and threatens many socioeconomically important shellfish such as lobsters and scallops. Learn more about how OA is impacting Canada with this short infographic video from DFO.

BC OAH ACTION PLAN In 2023, the Province of British Columbia published the BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan . The BC OAH Action Plan was developed in response to a 2019 provincial Preliminary Strategic Climate Risk Assessment (as a part of B.C.’s Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy) that identified ocean acidification as a significant climate change-related risk to the Province's seafood sector. Concurrently, the Province launched the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program , managed by the Tula Foundation, which provides $2 million in funding over two years (April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2026) for eleven projects that support the actions of the BC OAH Action Plan. A BC OAH Action Forum was held on March 3, 2026 to assess achievements of the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program, identify next steps and priority actions needed, and foster collaboration to continue advancing OAH initiatives in BC. Outputs from the forum, including a short documentary on the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program , will be ongoing and can be found on the Forum webpage . Learn more: BC OAH Action Plan Scientific Assessment for the BC OAH Action Plan Climate Ready BC Seafood Program (and documentary! ) BC OAH Action Forum

OA ACTION PLANNING & INITIATIVES IN CANADA BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan Learn more about the BC OAH Action Plan, Scientific Assessment, and upcoming BC OAH Action Forum! City of Vancouver Case Study (OA Alliance) Learn more about some of the initiatives and concerns involving ocean acidification from the city of Vancouver, BC! Share your OA action initiatives! Working on an OA initiative you want us to share with the OA community in Canada? Share it here! Climate Ready BC Seafood Program The province of BC provided $1.7 million to fund 11 projects on OAH mitigation and adaptation projects in BC. Learn more! Tsleil-Waututh Nation's Climate Action Initiatives (OA Alliance) Learn more about the climate action initiatives from Tsleil-Waututh Nation (Burrard Inlet, BC). BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Forum The BC OAH Action Forum (2026) charted next steps on OAH actions in BC. Learn more and stay tuned for ongoing updates! OA CoP Classroom Action Plan Resources Resources for educators and students interested in designing their own OA action plans!

In this webinar, Ph.D. student, Patrick Duke, provides us with an overview of the currently available equipment and sensors for monitoring ocean acidification and considerations to make when selecting sensor packages for your needs, including instrument accuracy, drift, and cost. OA SENSORS (A MEOPAR WEBINAR BY PATRICK DUKE) In this webinar, Ph.D. student, Patrick Duke, provides us with an overview of the currently available equipment and sensors for monitoring ocean acidification, as well as considerations to make when selecting sensor packages for your needs, including instrument accuracy, drift, and cost. Video is fully captioned. To view captions, click on the 'CC' icon in the video viewer.

OUR TEAM CO-LEADS Kristina Barclay Researcher and Program Coordinator Tula Foundation, Hakai Institute Kristina graduated from the University of Alberta with a Ph.D. in Palaeontology at the University of Alberta in 2020. Her research examines the effects of OA on mollusc shells, and predator-prey interactions between molluscs and crabs in both modern and fossil systems. Kristina is also experienced in science outreach and education, having worked in museums and science centres in Alberta in Saskatchewan, and serving as a lead for the geoscience outreach NPO, Time Scavengers. Kristina served as the OA CoP Coordinator from 2020 - 2021, and recently returned to the role after completing a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Victoria examining crab population abundances through time using fossil, archaeological, and modern datasets. Helen Gurney-Smith Research Scientist, Biological Effects Fisheries and Oceans Canada Helen graduated from Bangor University with a B.Sc in Marine Biology and Biochemistry. She obtained her M.Sc in Bioprocessing from the University College London, and received her PhD in Marine Ecology from the University of St Andrews. Helen is currently a Research Scientist in the Biological Effects Section in the Coastal Ecosystems Science Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Her research focuses on the biological effects of climate change on marine organisms and ecosystems. She is currently active in both the Atlantic and Pacific, working with lobsters, shellfish and plankton species. Wiley Evans Oceanography Program Lead Hakai Institute Wiley received a PhD in oceanography from Oregon State University in 2011. He presently manages Hakai research on the globally important issue of ocean acidification and the marine carbonate system. Wiley's research on ocean chemistry in the North Pacific is integrated with other oceanographic research at the Hakai Institute, and helps monitor British Columbia’s ever-changing oceans. Prior to joining Hakai, Wiley was a post-doctoral scientist at University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and a research associate at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. Stay tuned for more updates in 2026 as we continue to re-launch Canada's OA Community of Practice! STEERING COMMITTEE MEOPAR Communities of Practice (CoPs) bring together researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, and community members to share expertise, to learn, and to provide a space for discussion and co-production of knowledge. This priority is underscored by the selection of a Steering Committee representing multiple sectors (government, academia, industry, non-profit), multiple disciplines (chemistry, biology, technological development, social vulnerabilities, policy development) and all regions within Canada (Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific). Members of the Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Steering Committee (2023) are listed below. Piero Calosi Professor of Marine Biology Université du Québec à Rimouski Piero has been a member of the Global Ocean Acidification Open Network (GOA-ON) Biological Working group since 2015, he has been responsible for the Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science at UQAR since 2016, responsible for the Ocean Acidification Research Axe for the Québec-Ocean FRQ-NT Research Network since 2017, Director of the Institutional Research Group on Nordic Studies BORÉAS since 2018, Invited Lecturer on the «Marine Evolution Under Climate Change» Advanced Course – CeMEB, University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Higher Education Academy of the UK Fellow since 2010, Royal Entomological Society Fellow since 2008. Piero is a member of the Editorial Board for Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, invited editor for Philosophical Transections of the Royal Society B for the special issue on ‘The effect of ocean acidification and climate warming on species potential for adaptation and ecological interactions’ and Evolutionary Applications for the special issue on ‘Transgenerational Plasticity, Epigenetics and the Evolution of Marine Species Under Climate Changes’. Piero is currently a professor at Université du Québec, Rimouski Campus (UQAR) in the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Geography. His current research focus is the investigation of invertebrates' physiological and life-history responses, and the determination of their scope for further adaptation, to multiple global environmental drivers (primarily ocean warming, ocean acidification, de-oxygenation, and changes in salinity). David VanderZwaag Director, Marine & Environmental Law Institute Professor of Law, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) - Ocean Law & Governance, Dalhousie University David is Director of the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University, where he is Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law and Governance. He is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and its Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs. His research interests include: ocean acidification law and policy, adaptive fisheries and aquaculture governance, climate mitigation, marine spatial planning and marine species at risk protection. Nico Prins Executive Director B.C. Shellfish Growers Association Biography coming soon... Name Position Insitution/Affiliation More members and updates coming soon... OA COP ALUMNI Brent Else (Co-Lead) Professor of Geography University of Calgary, MEOPAR Courtenay E. Parlee (Steering Committee) Research Scientist, Ecosystems and Ocean Science Fisheries and Oceans Canada Denise Joy (Steering Committee) Manager Aquatic Climate Change Adaptation Services, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Jim Russell (Steering Committee) Executive Director BC Shellfish Growers Association Darlene Winterburn (Steering Committee) Executive Director BC Shellfish Growers Association Austin Pugh (Coordinator) Climate and Ecosystems Coordinator NERACOOS Alyssa Dunbar (Steering Committee) Research Scientist, Ecosystems and Ocean Science Fisheries and Oceans Canada Joseph Needoba (Steering Committee) Senior Staff Scientist Ocean Networks Canada Heather Almeda (Coordinator) Barbara Paterson (Steering Committee) Research Associate St. Mary's University Patrick Duke (Steering Committee - Student Rep.) Head of Field CarbonRun Kumiko Azetsu-Scott (Steering Committee) Research Scientist Fisheries and Oceans Canada Jennifer Silver (Steering Committee) Associate Professor Geography, Environment, and Geomatics, University of Guelph Richard Dewey (Steering Committee) Associate Director Science Services Ocean Networks Canada