GOA-ON has developed a common strategy to advance ocean acidification monitoring worldwide, including in areas where there are currently no or little data. Three international GOA-ON meetings bringing together the ocean acidification observing community have been held to date, in Seattle in 2012 (with a focus on open-ocean measurements), in St Andrews in 2013 (with a focus on coastal and shelf sea measurements), and in Hobart in 2016 (focusing on biological ocean acidification monitoring and regional aspects). GOA-ON is also organizing training workshops in regions where data is lacking to increase the involvement of local researchers and decrease knowledge gaps.
GOA-ON resources:
- The GOA-ON Data Portal includes information on ocean acidification monitoring facilities, with access to real-time data for some sites.
- The GOA-ON Pier2Peer Program is a scientific mentorship programme acting as a platform for international collaboration and supporting the expansion of ocean acidification observing capacity across the globe through two-way sharing and capacity-building activities.
For more information about GOA-ON and to join the Network and its mentorship programme Pier2Peer, click here.