{"id":3426,"date":"2016-04-04T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2016-04-01T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T18:02:10","slug":"west-coast-science-panel-issues-report-call-for-action-on-ocean-acidification-hypoxia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/2016\/04\/04\/west-coast-science-panel-issues-report-call-for-action-on-ocean-acidification-hypoxia\/","title":{"rendered":"West coast science panel issues report, call for action on ocean acidification, hypoxia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/files\/2016\/04\/P2-Logo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3427\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/breakingwaves\/files\/2016\/04\/P2-Logo-1-292x300.png\" alt=\"P2 - Logo 1\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/P2-Logo-1-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/P2-Logo-1-996x1024.png 996w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/P2-Logo-1-400x411.png 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/181\/files\/2016\/04\/P2-Logo-1.png 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a>Although ocean acidification and hypoxia are global phenomena, the US-Canada West Coast will face some of the most severe changes, with impacts extending through marine food webs and threatening ocean-dependent industries and coastal communities.<\/p>\n<p>So says a report released today by a panel of 20 scientific experts from Oregon, California, Washington and British Columbia charged with summarizing what&#8217;s known about the problem and what options the region has for coping with it.<\/p>\n<p>Major findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acidification and hypoxia will have severe environmental, ecological and economic consequences for the West Coast, and will require a concerted regional focus.<\/li>\n<li>Global carbon emissions are the dominant cause of acidification<\/li>\n<li>There are actions that can be taken to lessen exposure to acidification, and to enhance the ability of ecosystems and organisms to cope.<\/li>\n<li>Investing in acidification science will expand the available management options.<\/li>\n<li>Inaction now will reduce those options and impose higher costs later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the panelists are Oregon State University researchers Frances Chan, who co-chaired the group, George Waldbusser, Burke Hales and Jack Barth, all of whom have received research funding support from Oregon Sea Grant.<\/p>\n<p>The panel&#8217;s report provides a comprehensive analysis, along with technical guidance for ocean program managers and a summary of foundational science about how acidification and hypoxia affect individual species, populations and ecosystems, the science needs of managers and challenges and opportunities in the realm of water quality.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For more information about the panel and its products, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/westcoastoah.org\/panelproducts\/\">www.westcoastoah.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although ocean acidification and hypoxia are global phenomena, the US-Canada West Coast will face some of the most severe changes, with impacts extending through marine food webs and threatening ocean-dependent industries and coastal communities. 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