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Ocean Acidification Research Center

@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social

Ocean Acidification Research Center - College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - University of Alaska Fairbanks https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/research/oarc/

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Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 23h ago

New atlas identifies Aquaculture Opportunity Areas across 10 study areas in Gulf of Alaska state waters. #AlaskaSky Visit the website for listening sessions and public comment information. 🧪🌊🦑 www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

Seeking Public Comments on Where to Look for New Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

Attend one of three public listening sessions or provide a written comment through September 14, 2026 to help inform where NOAA should focus on searching for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas.

fisheries.noaa.gov

Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 5d ago

"...the 🇨🇦 delegation stepped in to vouch for the researchers. The 🇺🇸 kind of dropped the ball. We’ve just had to lean on 🇨🇦." 🧪 Research, particularly in our #OneOcean, is best when there is international collaboration. 🌊 People trust people. 🦑 Researchers are people.

Alaska Beacon@alaskabeacon.com · 5d ago

Researchers journey into Pacific for clues about disappearance of old, female rockfish, writes @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social for the @oregoncapitalchronicle.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/07/31/r...

Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 7d ago

Interested in marine carbon dioxide removal #mCDR in Alaska? The Alaska #OceanAcidification Network hosts a monthly meeting to discuss the latest news on #mCDR research and events. #AlaskaSky 🧪🌊🦑 Check out the July eNews for the latest updates. mailchi.mp/aoos/storyma...

Screenshot of the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network July eNews highlighting the section on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). "The Alaska OA Network is not affiliated with any mCDR test projects, and is invested in raising understanding and awareness so Alaskans can have a voice in an emerging field. If you're interested in subscribing to a future Alaska mCDR list serve, please respond to this email." Why the Alaska OA Network? We are a group of scientists, fishers, and decision makers that regularly observe and think about carbon dioxide in seawater.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last wk.

There's a lot to unpack in this article about ocean alkalinity enhancement. But the bottom line is that it is way too early to be selling credits for marine CO₂ removal (mCDR) when we don't have a trustworthy way to do carbon accounting for mCDR. 🌊🧪 carbon-pulse.com/530737/

Most mCDR company science is otherwise focused on proving that a particular method actually removes CO2 from the atmosphere, and does so safely. That's established through monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) measures, developed by companies that set the rules for generating carbon credits, such as Isometric. Burt acknowledged that this is itself an active area of debate. He argued that Planetary's role is to trust that the MRV measures are robust enough for the company to focus on feeding the right data to the carbon credit-generating methodologies. David Ho, an oceanography professor at the University of Hawaii, was more critical. "It's way too early to be selling credits and claiming that we have any certainty about anything," Ho told Carbon Pulse. Ho said the methodology used to calculate Planetary's carbon credits relies on the use of a single model to determine the volume of CO2 removal. If another model was used, it would generate a different value, he suggested. Scientists at the IPCC run many models and take the average as a fair result, he added. Ho is a lead author for an upcoming IPCC methodology report on the latest CDR science across land, air, and sea. The report could serve as independent proof that the emergent industry is an effective way of removing CO2 from the atmosphere. However, a report outline finalised in late 2025 left OAE out of the table of contents. "You have to ask, why is that? If OAE is really the promising one that everybody's putting money into, why isn't it in that methodology report?" asked Ho.
Rick Thoman@alaskawx.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sea surface temperatures around Alaska for the week ending July 24. After a brief recovery, sea surface temperatures are back to below normal in the southeast Bering Sea. Below normal SSTs north of the Bering Strait due to late sea ice. Gulf of Alaska near average for late July. #akwx #Arctic #SST

Map centered on Alaska showing sea surface temperature difference from the 1991-2020 baseline average for the week of July 18-24, 2026.
Rick Thoman@alaskawx.bsky.social · last wk.

Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea remains well above the 1991-2020 and amazingly is the highest for the this point in the season since 1994 in NSIDC data. For the first time this year, there's an open water path to Utqiaġvik. Ice extent in the Beaufort Sea is the highest since 2006. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Left: Chukchi Sea daily sea ice extent 1979 to 2026 with the past two years and the 1991-2020 median highlighted. Right: NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program sea ice concentration analysis to July 24, 2026.
Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨#JobAlert #AlaskaSky 🧪🌊💻 Tetra Tech is hiring a Data Coordinator for the Ocean Science Team. Tetra Tech is a contractor for the Alaska Ocean Observing System @aoos-alaska.bsky.social and many other ocean observing groups in Alaska. tetratech.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/data-co...

Data Coordinator in Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Tetra Tech is seeking a Data Coordinator to join our Ocean Science team, with flexibility to be based in our Anchorage, AK office or remotely within.....

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Rick Thoman@alaskawx.bsky.social · last mo.

Sea ice extent is very high for early July in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. The combined Chukchi/Beaufort Seas extent is the highest since 2000. Similar to 2024, the western Chukchi Sea has still has extensive ice and in there's hardly any open water yet in the Beaufort Sea. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce

Left: Chukchi Sea daily sea ice extent 1979 to 2026 with the past two seasons and the smoothed 1991-2020 median highlighted. Right: NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program sea ice concentration analysis to July 4, 2026.
Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · last mo.

#JobAlert 🧪🌊🦑🧬 Fisheries Omics Bilogist position in Juneau #AlaskaSky #eDNA

Wes Larson@wes-larsonak.bsky.social · last mo.

We're hiring a genetics lab manager position at NOAA in Juneau, Alaska! The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day laboratory operations and contribute to the development of new molecular methods. Salary is $75-145k/yr. Email wes.larson@noaa.gov with questions www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...

Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 2mo ago

East and West coast #OceanAcidification surveys in 2026. We are planning for a series of Alaskan surveys to begin in 2027. 🧪🌊🦑 oceanacidification.noaa.gov/sea-to-shini...

Sea to shining sea: NOAA launches dual coastwide ocean acidification research missions - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program

NOAA launches dual coastwide ocean acidification research cruises (ECOA-4, WCOA 2026) to track ocean chemistry and impacts on marine resources.

oceanacidification.noaa.gov

Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check out the new research from @uafairbanks.bsky.social marine biologists on kelp, CO₂, and marine carbon dioxide removal #mCDR. 🧪🌊🦑 #AlaskaSky www.uaf.edu/news/alaska-...

Alaska kelp farms have varied effects on marine CO2 levels

Alaska kelp farms, which have been viewed as a potential boon for reducing local carbon-dioxide levels, have surprisingly murky effects on atmospheric CO2 removal, according to a new study.

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Ocean Acidification Research Center@uaf-oarc-alaska.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas #SOCAT is key for quantification of ocean CO₂ uptake, thus providing vital information for climate policy. 🧪🌊🦑🐈‍⬛ "... there is an urgent need for sustained funding of accurate surface ocean CO₂ measurements."

Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas@socatco2.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SOCAT v2026 is released today, with 2.8 million new observations! Download the new version from socat.info/index.php/ve... The annual poster summarising the key points of the release (including the continued decline in observation coverage) is available: socat.info/wp-content/u...

Partial thumbnail of the SOCAT v2026 release poster. Link to the PDF is in the main text.