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So what do we DO about ocean acidification?
Sarah Cooley, Science Outreach Manager, Ocean Acidification Program, Ocean Conservancy, Washington, D.C.
Researchers, stakeholders, and decisionmakers all agree that the ultimate solution to ocean acidification, “the other CO2 problem,” is carbon dioxide emissions mitigation. But until that can be achieved through widespread energy infrastructure changes, we must identify locally appropriate adaptation responses to ocean acidification’s effects that will prepare human communities and the marine ecosystems they depend on. However, our knowledge of ocean acidification and its effects is also incomplete, so decisions must be made despite great uncertainty. Action around ocean acidification currently focuses on conducting research on key species and ecosystems, evaluating resource vulnerability to ocean acidification, and developing adaptive technologies to assist businesses at the front lines of harm. Encouragingly, even more adaptive solutions may exist to ocean acidification and other global ocean changes through terrestrial and marine resource management, technological innovation, and even human development.