Libby Jewett, NOAA OAP. Deborah Hernandez, SECOORA. SOCAN Webinar July 14, 2015

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1 Libby Jewett, NOAA OAP LEVERAGING THE IOOS REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO ACHIEVE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION PROGRAM (OAP) GOALS - THE SECOORA AND OAP PARTNERSHIP IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC Deborah Hernandez, SECOORA SOCAN Webinar July 14, 2015

2 Latest model projections (IPCC AR5 WG1, 2013) Corrosivity of waters to aragonite (when < 1, aragonite dissolves) Animation Copyright: James C. Orr see also Bopp et al. (2013)

3 Changes in Ω Ar in surface waters GOMECC region from 2007 to 2012 Expected OA change from 2007 to 2012 but much larger changes observed Wanninkhof et al. 2015

4 Calcifying shellfish potentially vulnerable to ocean acidification in US Northeast and Mid- Atlantic regions

5 EASTERN OYSTER

6 COLD WATER CORALS

7 BROWN SHRIMP

8 HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS How will OA affect the occurrence and toxicity of various HAB species?

9 Vulnerability and adaptation of US shellfisheries to ocean acidification. Ekstrom et al., Nature Climate Change 5, (2015) doi: /nclimate2508

10 NOAA USGS FWS BOEM NPS NSF NASA EPA DOS USDA DOE Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act of 2009 IWG - OA FOARAM ACT NSF NASA The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) was established under SEC of the Federal Ocean Acidification and Monitoring Act (FOARAM) to oversee and coordinate research, monitoring, and other activities consistent with the strategic research and implementation plan developed by the interagency working group on ocean acidification. NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (SEC ) Foster, direct, coordinate: (A) interdisciplinary research to improve understanding of ocean acidification; (B) establish a long-term monitoring program for ocean acidification (C) research to identify and develop adaptation strategies for conservation of marine ecosystems; (D) educational opportunities exploring the impacts of ocean acidification; (E) national public outreach (F) coordination of ocean acidification monitoring and impacts research with other appropriate international ocean science bodies

11 STATES TAKING ACTION Washington California Oregon Alaska Maine Maryland Massachusetts Rhode Island

12 Monitoring Education & Outreach Biological & Ecosystem Response Adaptation Strategies: Regional Approach Data Management Modeling

13 MONITORING OCEANS

14 NOAA Ocean Acidification Program East Coast Assets and Activities NMFS Science Centers AOML Monitoring ECOA Survey Gunther position

15 Changes in Ω Ar in surface waters GOMECC region from 2007 to 2012 Expected OA change from 2007 to 2012 but much larger changes observed Wanninkhof et al. 2015

16 Price

17 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

18 NEW TECHNOLOGIES Carbon Wave Glider

19 ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGIES Burkilator

20 BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS

21 Phytoplankton Milford Laboratory Milford, CT Shellfish Milford/Woods Hole Laboratories Woods Hole, MA Finfish James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory Sandy Hook, NJ Narragansett Laboratory Narragansett, RI NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center

22 MODELS AND FORECASTS

23 NEW MODELING EFFORTS New modeling efforts initiated in FY 15 include: AOML/CIMAS East Coast: High Resolution Ocean-Biogeochemistry Model for East and Gulf Coasts UMCES in Chesapeake Bay: Interactions between OA and eutrophication in Estuaries

24 DATA MANAGEMENT AND SHARING

25 SHARING DATA IN REAL TIME

26 Work closely with NGOs, Aquariums, Scientists, international colleagues Keep Web Current OA OUTREACH AND EDUCATION Messages for different audiences Standard FAQs

27 HOW WE PARTNER WITH IOOS RAS NOAA OAP leverages IOOS observing assets, adding sensors to existing moorings NOAA OAP funds partnering PIs through the IOOS Regional Associations for mooring and cruise operations IOOS RAs provide and augment logistical support for OA observing assets IOOS RAs provide access to real time data from OA assets National IOOS and OAP are jointly funding OA sensor development Hold joint workshops (eg: in the Chesapeake Bay) and now Coastal Acidification Networks

28 Dr. Libby Jewett Director, NOAA OA Program Co-chair of GOA-ON Executive Council GOOS Webinar. June 3, 2015

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30 INTERACTIVE MAP

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33 CORROSIVE WATER ALERT

34 Observing Network = Monitoring Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Global Ocean Waters Ocean Acidification A GA Buoy MS Buoy NH Buoy Ecosystem surveys Thermodynamic Threshold Aragonite Saturation State