Ocean Acidification
MARCO co-coordinates the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN), a network of scientists, tribal, federal, and state agency representatives, resource managers, and affected industry partners who are working to develop a better understanding of the processes and impacts associated with estuarine, coastal, and ocean acidification.
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network
MARCO’s work regarding ocean and coastal acidification is through co-coordination of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN)
MACAN is a coordination of scientists, tribal, federal, and state agency representatives, resource managers, and affected industry partners who are working to develop a better understanding of the processes associated with estuarine, coastal, and ocean acidification.
New ocean acidification infographics are now available on MACAN’s Resources page
These educational infographics were produced through the Visualizing Ocean and Coastal Acidification Locally (VOCAL) project. VOCAL is a collaboration between Sea Grant programs in the North Atlantic and the NOAA North Atlantic Regional Team. Links to the infographics are below:
MACAN hosted a series of webinars in 2018 and 2019
Webinars covered a range of topics from acidification monitoring plans to oceanographic technology.
MACAN published two papers that identified research and monitoring needs for ocean acidification in the Mid-Atlantic
In May 2019 MACAN hosted its second workshop
The workshop brought nearly forty scientists, academics, government employees, and industry members together to discuss solutions for filling the research and monitoring gaps. One-page fact sheets which summarize the workshop discussions were also published.