In an effort to improve connections between ocean acidification researchers, community members, and OA resources, we are excited to launch our new database of OA experts across Canada. Please feel free to explore and let us know what you think!   For people who would like to add themselves to our database, we have created a Google form for you to fill out your desired contact information and details on your areas of research/expertise. Links, more information, and instructions can be found on our website. Explore and/or add yourself to the database here! ​

We are excited to announce the launch of our new database of publications on ocean acidification research conducted in Canada! View, search, and export citations from the database on Zotero, or explore a simple spreadsheet version directly on our website! Start exploring the database here ! The database is updated regularly, but if you know of a publication that you believe is missing from our database, please let us know !

Our April e-news updates are here, featuring TWO(!) new databases for our community: and OA in Canada Experts and Publications database! View our updates here ! If you'd like to receive these updates, sign up for our membership at www.oceanacidification.ca/join-us !

Our March e-news updates are here, featuring an upcoming webinar from the GOA-ON Biology Working Group, a call for research papers on the environmental impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), and other new research. View our updates here ! If you'd like to receive these updates, sign up for our membership at www.oceanacidification.ca/join-us !

A new research paper led by OA CoP Co-Lead, Wiley Evans, examining the impacts of storm seasons on ocean acidification conditions along the west coast of British Columbia was recently published in Scientific Reports . The article was covered in a press release from the Tula Foundation and an article in the Vancouver Sun. Stormy waters off Calvert Island, British Columbia in October. Photo by Grant Callegari/Hakai Institute. Tula Foundation press release: Not a Slow Burn: Research Reveals a Driver of Extreme Ocean Acidification Conditions From the press release: “The extreme ocean acidification conditions that follow weak storm seasons have the potential to impact every shell producer, from bivalves like clams and oysters to crustaceans,” says Wiley Evans Vancouver Sun article: New research links storm season intensity in B.C. with ocean acidification in Strait of Georgia Paper:  Evans, W., Campbell, K., Weekes, C.  et al.  Variability in storm season intensity modulates ocean acidification conditions in the northern Strait of Georgia.  Sci Rep   15 , 4505 (2025).  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88241-8

Our Feb. e-news updates are here, featuring a new paper from OA CoP co-lead, a call for research paper on the environmental impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), and other new research. View our updates here ! If you'd like to receive these updates, sign up for our membership at www.oceanacidification.ca/join-us !

Our Jan. e-news updates are here, with details on the upcoming DFO/NOAA OA Collaboration meeting, OAE training and data protocol review opportunities, and new research. View our updates here ! If you'd like to receive these updates, sign up for our membership at www.oceanacidification.ca/join-us !

The OA Community of Practice was recently refunded by MEOPAR under their new Strategic Science Fund in late 2024! We are excited to reconnect and continue to support OA research, community efforts, and knowledge mobilization across Canada! Please check back for more updates in 2025! ​ Want to connect? Have an idea for our newly relaunched OA CoP? Please get in touch! coordinator@oceanacidification.ca

The OA CoP will be in Vancouver, Canada for the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), a global forum that brings together ocean conservation professionals and high-level officials to inform, inspire and act on marine protected areas. 3-9 February 2023, Vancouver, Canada. More information can be found by clicking the congress logo.

Canada's OA CoP leadership team is assisting in the creation of the GOA-ON ICONEC group. This groups' goal is to create an network of early career ocean professionals (ECOP) with an interest in marine carbon. Everyone who is an ECOP and working with marine carbon is welcome to join! Through creating an international network of peers, ICONEC will mobilize early career knowledge, opportunities, and will organize international ECOP led products that will be created for the wider marine carbon community. ICONEC just launched their new Slack workspace. This workspace is intended to help kickstand ECOP driven projects and provide a space for ECOP's to meet, communicate, and collaborate. Twitter and Instagram If you are interested in joining this group or have any questions send an email to: iconechub@gmail.com or visit their GOA-ON webpage here .

The Methodology for the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.3.1 Indicator calls for the "Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations", along with the associated data and metadata files, are now available on the newly remodelled GOA-ON Resources web page. http://goa-on.org/resources/sdg_14.3.1_indicator.php The Methodology provides the necessary guidance on how to conduct ocean acidification observations, what to measure and how, providing standard operating procedures and methods approved by the ocean acidification community. It further provides support on what kinds of data to collect, and how to submit, towards the SDG 14.3.1 Indicator to enable the collection and comparison of ocean acidification data worldwide

Today is International Ocean Acidification Day of Action! (Jan. 8th, or 8.1, the pH of our oceans) To raise awareness, we are excited to share our newest resource for Canada's Ocean Acidification community: an interactive map of Canada's OA resources ! The map includes geographical pins of OA experts, research groups, facilities and infrastructure, past and ongoing projects, and more from across the country! Explore the OA resources and experts in your area, search for keywords, and see what the OA CoP has gathered for each pin on the map! We will be continuously updating this map, so if you have a project, resource, or would like to include your name/lab group on this map, please contact us at coordinator@oceanacidification.ca ! Visit the map and watch our video tutorial ! There are several other events going on around the world for OA Day today, including a Facebook Live event hosted by The Ocean Foundation! Visit their website: ocean-acidification.org for more info and ways you can contribute to ocean acidification action! Follow us on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram to join in and stay up to date on today's news and activities!