Registration is now open online for a free two-day workshop on ocean acidification, hosted by the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network, is set for Nov. 30-Dec.1 at the Anchorage Downtown Marriott
Organizers say their goal is to educate the broader Alaska community on the processes and consequences of ocean acidification, create connections between researchers and stakeholders, and develop new ideas and partnerships to enhance monitoring, community engagement and future adaptation efforts.
They plan to produce a report on the state of the science in Alaska following the workshop, along with a set of recommendations to guide the network.
The first day of the workshop is intended to engage a broad audience, including fishermen, shellfish growers, resource managers, researchers, coastal residents and anyone else interested in ocean acidification. The format will include basics of ocean acidification and an overview of research, monitoring, trends, forecasts and strategies for adaptation.
The second day will be more discussion oriented. The focus will be on building community engagement and generating new ideas for partnerships, synthesis projects and the roll of the network itself. It will also include a special session for researchers who will finalize a report on methodology and data gaps, and discuss a plan for monitoring.
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Those registered will be able to participate in person, remotely from their own computer, or remotely from satellite sites in Cordova, Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg, Kodiak, Unalaska, Bethel or Nome.
