Citation:

Brown, C., J. Grear, AND A. Santoni. Incorporating Acidification Parameters into the NCCA. National Coastal Condition Assessment Steering Committee, Newport, Oregon, July 09, 2018.

Impact/Purpose:

Coastal communities are experiencing economic impacts of coastal acidification, particularly the shellfish industry. States have expressed desire to incorporate coastal acidification into the National Coastal Condition Assessment. ORD and OW staff have developed a proposal to incorporate coastal acidification into the 2020 coastal assessment and will be presenting this pilot indicator to the National Coastal Condition Assessment Steering Committee. Coastal and estuarine areas are experiencing declines in pH at a more rapid pace then in the open ocean, which are believed to be driven in part by local factors such as nutrient inputs. Incorporation of a coastal acidification indicator into the National Coastal Condition Assessment would allow coastal communities to assess risk and assess trends.

Description:

Coastal communities are experiencing economic impacts of coastal acidification, particularly the shellfish industry. States have expressed desire to incorporate coastal acidification into the National Coastal Condition Assessment. ORD and OW staff have developed a proposal to incorporate coastal acidification into the 2020 coastal assessment and will be presenting this pilot indicator to the National Coastal Condition Assessment Steering Committee. This presentation explains why it is important to incorporate coastal acidification into the national assessment, describes the proposed pilot indicator, and how this indicator could be used.

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