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New research reveals storm intensity is linked to OA severity in BC
A new research paper led by OA CoP Co-Lead, Wiley Evans, examining the impacts of storm seasons on ocean acidification conditions in BC...
Kristina Barclay
Mar 111 min read
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February 2025 Updates
Our Feb. e-news updates are here
Kristina Barclay
Feb 281 min read
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We're Back! MEOPAR Refunds the OA CoP
The OA Community of Practice was recently refunded by MEOPAR under their new Strategic Science Fund in late 2024! We are excited to...
Kristina Barclay
Jan 91 min read
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BC Announces Provincial OAH Action Plan
The Province of British Columbia recently released the BC Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan, which outlines five goals, 15...
Austin Pugh
May 24, 20231 min read
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Ocean Acidification in Pacific Northwest Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ocean Acidification in Pacific Northwest Fisheries and Aquaculture: Adapting to changing ocean conditions and building resilience This...
Austin Pugh
Apr 6, 20231 min read
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GOA-ON International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Career (ICONEC)
Canada's OA CoP leadership team is assisting in the creation of the GOA-ON ICONEC group. This groups' goal is to create an network of...
Austin Pugh
Apr 4, 20231 min read
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Why Does Canada Need Communities of Practice? A MEOPAR Virtual Symposium
On March 7th, the MEOPAR Community of Practice OA CoP coordinator, Austin Pugh, gave a lightning presentation covering some success...
Austin Pugh
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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OA Alliance Webinar: "Communicating OA and Climate-Ocean Change"
On February 22nd, the coordinator for Canada's OA CoP, Austin Pugh, was featured as a panel speaker in the OA Alliance webinar series. He...
Austin Pugh
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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IMPAC5: Feb 3 - 9, 2023
The OA CoP will be in Vancouver, Canada for the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), a global forum that brings...
Austin Pugh
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Meet the Critters: The Northern Abalone
Critter Facts: The northern abalone is the only species of abalone to inhabit Canadian waters. Due to declining populations, northern...
Austin Pugh
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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MEOPAR's Annual Scientific Meeting: November, 2022
MEOPAR projects are invited to submit an abstract for the upcoming Annual Network Meeting. This year MEOPAR will create a virtual...
Austin Pugh
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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New Paper: Marine CO2 system variability along the northeast Pacific Inside Passage
Very little is known about the chemical oceanography in many regions of the Pacific coast of Canada. A few records in the Salish Sea...
Austin Pugh
May 19, 20228 min read
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GOA-ON Webinar: OA Findings in the New IPCC Report
April, 29th, 2022 The Following is cross posted from the GOA-ON Website: Join Dr. Sarah Cooley, Director of Climate Science at the...
Austin Pugh
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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Earth Month, April 2022
Looking for something to do on Earth Day? We here at the OA CoP have compiled a list of events from across Canada for our members to...
Austin Pugh
Apr 20, 20226 min read
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OA CoP Presentation at [NavHub]
The OA Canadian Community of Practice has been invited by [NavHub] to participate in their webinar series. The presentation will be an...
Austin Pugh
Apr 1, 20221 min read
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Meet the Critters: The Cloud Sponge
OA Impact: Cloud sponges are negatively impacted by ocean acidification, showing reduced pumping strength/capacity. This reduced pumping...
Austin Pugh
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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MEOPAR's Annual Scientific Meeting: 2022
Jan 31st-Feb 11th MEOPAR’s Annual Scientific Meeting will showcase MEOPAR network projects and initiatives that demonstrate our...
Austin Pugh
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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BC Seafood Harvester and Producer Perspectives on OAH
Jan 27th-28th, 2022 The second in a series of workshop to inform the BC Fisheries & Aquaculture Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH)...
Austin Pugh
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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OA News (You Could Use) January 6th, 2022
Here are some of the latest happenings in the world of ocean acidification in Canada and beyond! OA Day of Action January 8th 2022 OA day...
Austin Pugh
Jan 6, 20224 min read
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Meet the Critters: Black Turban Snail
Diet: Algae and organic Debris Habitat: Rocky intertidal Predators: Crabs, Octopuses, sea stars, seagulls, and sea otters OA Impact:...
Austin Pugh
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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New Resource: External Resources Page
We've added a new webpage where we've gather lots of external resources for our OA Community from ocean acidification, climate change,...
Kristina Barclay
Oct 20, 20211 min read
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