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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.

ABOUT US CANADA'S OCEAN ACIDIFICATION COMMUNITY Who are we? The Ocean Acidification Community of Practice is an interdisciplinary group dedicated to sharing information and resources related to ocean acidification. We strive to provide a space for discussion and co-production of ocean acidification knowledge across Canada. Our members consist of individuals from government, aquaculture, fisheries, academia, and Indigenous community leadership, as well as students and members of the public. Everyone is welcome. What do we do? Our goals are to: Connect and coordinate across all sectors, disciplines, and regions to share expertise, data, and resources Identify pressing needs for ocean acidification research and knowledge Create a collaborative and supportive environment for groups affected by ocean acidification How are we funded? Our community was initiated in 2018 and is sponsored by Canada's Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR ) Network. MEOPAR Communities of Practice provide a supportive environment, bringing together interdisciplinary groups focused on common issues to share expertise, foster best practices, and identify national knowledge gaps. How does OA affect Canada? Continue Meet our Team Continue Learn more about our CoP Continue A LOOK AT CANADA'S OA COMMUNITY OA CoP Webinar OA CoP Brochure 2026

BECOME A MEMBER 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. Sign up below! Contact Us Join Team Canada Join us on the OA Info Exchange To receive more updates from the OA CoP and connect with the international OA community, please sign up for Team Canada on the OA Info Exchange! Join the OA Info Exchange How to join Team Canada on the OA Info Exchange: 1. Click the above button to request access and register for an OAIE account. 2. Once you've registered an account and have logged in, navigate to the TEAMS page. 3. On the TEAMS page, scroll down to Region Based Teams . Click on team CANADA . 4. On the TEAM CANADA page, click on the "JOIN TEAM " button on the top right corner of the page. 5. Congratulations! You've successfully joined TEAM CANADA! Follow us on social media!

WEBINARS AND VIDEOS Looking for our schedule of upcoming webinars and online events? Upcoming Events BROWSE OUR PAST PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEOS Documentary The Climate Ready BC Seafood Program This short documentary highlights some of the 11 projects funded by the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program. Learn more about how these groups are working to further our understand ocean acidification and hypoxia impacts BC to provide knowledge that will help enhance the resiliency of BC's seafood. Watch the documentary here ! Released April, 2026 Animation Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia in BC Learn about how ocean acidification and hypoxia impact British Columbia in this short animation, produced with support from the Province of British Columbia through the Climate Ready BC Seafood Program! Watch the animation here ! Released April, 2026 OA Week 2025 The state of Canada's ocean acidification knowledge Presented by: Kristina Barclay (OA CoP Coordinator) Learn about the current state of ocean acidification knowledge in Canada, as well as our OA CoP's community perspectives on potential pathways for OA Actions that are needed in Canada! Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: October 15th, 2025 [NavHub] Webinar Canada's Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Presented by: Austin (OA CoP Coordinator) Learn about how the OA CoP is functioning to build Canada's ocean acidification community and some recent activities of the OA CoP! Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: April 1st, 2022 OCEAN ACIDIFICATION A POEM BY SAMANTHA JONES The poem “Ocean Acidification” blends science and poetry to explore the challenges a high-CO2 world poses to the ocean and the species, ecosystems, and human communities that depend on it. Author Samantha Jones’ PhD research on carbon cycling in the Canadian Arctic inspired this work, which first appeared in WATCH YOUR HEAD (online) in March 2021 at https://www.watchyourhead.ca/ . OA Poem MASTS Webinar Canada's Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Presented by: Kristina Barclay (OA CoP Coordinator) Our Coordinator, Kristina shares some of our community-building strategies with the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland. Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: May 6, 2021 GOA-ON Webinar Canada's Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Presented by: Kristina Barclay (OA CoP Coordinator) Learn about how the OA CoP is working to build Canada's ocean acidification community and collaborate with other international OA groups. Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: April 21, 2021 [NavHub] Webinar Canada's Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Presented by: Austin (OA CoP Coordinator) Learn about how the OA CoP is functioning to build Canada's ocean acidification community and some recent activities of the OA CoP! Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: April 1st, 2022 OA CoP Webinar Source or Sink? A numerical modeling study of inorganic carbon fluxes on the Scotian Shelf Presented by: Krysten Rutherford (Ph.D. Candidate, Dalhousie University) In this webinar, guest presenter, Krysten Rutherford, shares with us some of her Ph.D. research examining inorganic carbon cycling off the coast of Nova Scotia. Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: April 14, 2021 Krysten Rutherford Webinar MEOPAR Webinar Canada's Ocean Acidification Community of Practice Presented by: Kristina Barclay (OA CoP Coordinator) Learn more about how we're working to build Canada's ocean acidification community in this presentation for MEOPAR's 2021 webinar series. Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: March 10, 2021 OA CoP Webinar Ocean Acidification Sensors an overview of currently available equipment and considerations to take when selecting sensors for your project Presented by: Patrick Duke (Ph.D. Student, University of Victoria) In this webinar, guest presenter, Patrick Duke, provides us with an overview of the currently available equipment and sensors for monitoring OA. Watch the recording here ! Date of presentation: January 30, 2020

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SPONSORS AND PARTNERSHIPS FUNDERS The Ocean Acidification Community of Practice was initially formed in 2018 as part of Canada's Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) Network's efforts to form targeted communities of practice focused on knowledge mobilization and bringing together interdisciplinary groups to share resources and advance ocean research and community efforts across Canada. MEOPAR continues to support the OA CoP most recently as part of their Strategic Science Fund award. SPONSORS The OA CoP is a UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development endorsed project under the Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) Programme. PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS

EXTERNAL RESOURCES Canadian OA Resources MEOPAR Resources International OA Resources Other Resources CANADIAN OA RESOURCES Governmental Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Main OA page What is Ocean Acidification? Videos: Ocean Acidification and Canada Interview with Dr. Kumiko Azetsu-Scott DFO/NOAA OA Collaboration OA Publications: Ocean Acidification in Canada’s Coastal Waters Aquatic Climate Change Adaptation Services Program (ACCASP) publications Atlantic Zone Off-Shelf Monitoring Program (AZOMP) Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) Argo Canada: Main page Datasets British Columbia BC Climate Risk Assessment OA Action Plans/Case Studies: Province of British Columbia City of Vancouver Tsleil-Waututh Nation Other MEOPAR Research Projects: Observing and Responding to Pressures on Arctic Marine Ecosystems Canadian Ocean Acidification Research Project (COARP) Integrated Coastal Acidification Program (ICAP-2) Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS) Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) Canadian OA Resources INTERNATIONAL OA RESOURCES Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) Pier2Peer Mentorship Program GOA-ON Data Portal North American Hub Arctic Hub NE Atlantic Hub Ocean Acidification Information Exchange (OAIE) Team Canada International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance) Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC) The Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Ocean Acidification Home Page Policymakers’ Handbook for Addressing the Impacts of Ocean Acidification IOOS Partners cross Coast Ocean Acidification Data Portal (IPACOA) Ocean Acidification Curriculum Collection NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Ocean Acidification Data Stewardship Project (OADS) PMEL Carbon Group Coastal Acidification Networks: Alaska Ocean Acidification Network (AOAN) Northeast Coastal Acidification Network (NECAN) Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN) California Current Acidification Network (C-CAN) Gulf of Mexico Coastal Acidification Network (G-CAN) Southeast Ocean and Coastal Acidification Network (SOCAN) US Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification (IWG-OA) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SoCAT) Ocean Acidification Research Center (Alaska) OA Day of Action (sponsored by The Ocean Foundation) International Symposia on the Ocean in a High CO2 World 5th Symposium (Lima, Peru, 2022) 4th Symposium (Hobart, Australia, 2016) National Academies A Research Strategy for Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration International OA Resources MEOPAR RESOURCES MEOPAR Home Page Communities of Practice Coast and Ocean Risk Communication (CORC) Ocean Data Management Network on Coastal, Oceans and Lake Optics Remote Sensing (NetColor) Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum (CCRF) Canadian Marine Shipping Risk Forum (CMSRF) Canadian NEMO Ocean Modeling Forum (NEMO) Canadian Ocean Mapping Research and Education Network (COMREN) MEOPAR Research Projects Browse Research projects Observing and Responding to Pressures on Arctic Marine Ecosystems Canadian Ocean Acidification Research Project (COARP) Integrated Coastal Acidification Program (ICAP-2) Training Opportunities MEOPAR Resources Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada Bedford Institute of Oceanography St. Andrews Biological Station Pacific Biological Station POLAR Canadian Integrated Observing System (CIOOS) CIOOS Pacific St. Lawrence Global Observatory (SLGO) CIOOS Atlantic Ocean Networks Canada Hakai Institute Glider groups Ocean Gliders Canada C-PROOF DFO Coastal Ocean Glider Group Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research (CEOTR) Ocean Research in Canada Alliance (ORCA) Canada and the UN Ocean Decade Takuvik ArcticNet Bamfield Marine Science Centre Climate Action Series Ocean Frontier Institute Ocean Tracking Network Ocean Week Canada Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Resilient-C Canada Canadian Healthy Oceans Network Argo Canada International UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) IOOS and Ocean Acidification Regions The Ocean Foundation Ocean Visions Smartfin Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array (GO-BGC) ARGO FLOAT Array Other Marine and Climate Resources OTHER MARINE AND CLIMATE RESOURCES The MEOPAR Ocean Acidification Community of Practice takes no responsibility for the content, publications, products, funders, or services of linked websites, nor any views expressed on external sites. Links to other websites are included for resource sharing, transparency and convenience only.

OA CoP ACTION PLAN RESOURCES FOR THE CLASSROOM Governments across the world use action plans to help solve problems facing the world. 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! The OA CoP has created an educational resource outlining how to design an 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! Action Plan Worksheet What was the impact of your class, group, or individual project? We would love to hear about your success stories! Success stories can be featured on our website and social media! Teachers Guide Our OA CoP team is excited to help any and all groups that use this resource. We are happy to help teach this lesson virtually and give more information on ocean acidification in Canada. If you are interested in a member of our team coming into your classroom or visiting your group please reach out to our community coordinator at coordinator@oceanacidification.ca !

ARCTIC Map of Canada's OA Resources Explore OA monitoring assets, experimental infrastructure, and modelling domains in your region! OA in Canada Paper Learn more about OA monitoring, experiments, models, policies, and more in Arctic Canada in our new paper: OA in Canada: the current state of knowledge and pathways for action StoryMap Coming soon! Species Impacts Learn more about how Arctic species in Canada are impacted by OA! Share your project! Collecting OA data in Arctic Canada? Have an ongoing (or past) OA project? We want to hear from you! Find an Expert Looking to connect with an OA expert in your area? Check out or OA in Canada Expert Database! From the Blog Explore our updates and blog stories from Arctic Canada! Atlantic Blog Feed FROM THE BLOG New Paper: Ocean Acidification in Canada: the current state of knowledge and pathways for action OA CoP Feb 13 OA Day of Action 2026 OA CoP Jan 8 October 2025 Updates OA CoP Oct 29, 2025 OA Week 2025 OA CoP Oct 27, 2025 OA CoP Strategic Planning "What We Heard" Report OA CoP Oct 14, 2025 July 2025 Updates OA CoP Jul 30, 2025 1 2 3 4 5