Tag: Ocean Acidification

The IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) is pleased to call for expression of interest in joining its intercalibration exercise on pH and Total Alkalinity measurement. This intercalibration was… Continue reading By 24 Oct 2021! Call for expression of interest in the WESTPAC Intercalibration Exercise on pH and Total Alkalinity Measurement

A group of marine scientists at Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) reviewed the results of ocean acidification monitoring in 160 sites across the Gulf of Thailand and… Continue reading Thailand’s Long-term ocean acidification monitoring in action

22-23 October 2019, Nha Trang, Vietnam. The conclusion of a three-day national training in Vietnam demonstrated the value of WESTPAC in serving its member states’ needs to address their development challenges… Continue reading WESTPAC supports Vietnam in enhancing research capacity for ocean acidification and molecular techniques

The UNESCO/IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) developed and has been strengthening a sustained interdisciplinary research and monitoring network for ocean acidification in the Western Pacific and its adjacent… Continue reading WESTPAC concluded its science symposium and 5th regional workshop for ocean acidification

Over 40 participants from 9 countries gathered in Phuket to review the progress made over the last year in setting up the regional monitoring network studying the ecological impacts of… Continue reading WESTPAC Progresses Toward Combatting Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is a direct threat to the lives, livelihoods and ecological health of the Asia-Pacific region, making long-term monitoring and better understanding of its causes and effects essential. WESTPAC… Continue reading WESTPAC Scientists Step up Efforts to Combat Ocean Acidification

Ongoing acidification of our oceans is threatening our marine life and ocean-based food security and the potentially dire effects of this trend are not properly understood, largely due to a… Continue reading Scientists aim to boost research and observing on ocean acidification in region

250 marine scientists from 32 countries attended the Second International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World at the Musée Océanographique, Monaco from 6-9 October 2008. The purpose of… Continue reading Scientists confirm oceans acidifying at unprecedented speed