Fact Sheets

Fact sheets currently being updated. Please check back soon! Gives a great overview of why ocean acidification is happening, its effects, and what we should do about it.

AMCC's fact sheet on the impacts of warming temperatures on Alaska's marine ecosystems.

Presentations & Webinars

 Archived:

The Sky is not Falling but the Ocean is Rising: A Skeptic's View of Sea Ice Loss and Marine Mammals. 

April 20th, 2010. 10:00-11:00am.

Presented by: Brendan P. Kelly, Research Scientist, National Marine Lab NOAA, and Professor at the International Arctic Research Center, UAF.

Download a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation.

Ocean Acidification and What it Means to Alaska

Presented by: Jeremy Mathis, Professor, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Presented March 23, 2010.

Listen to the Webinar Podcast
View the PowerPoint: Ocean Acidification: What it means to Alaska

Ocean Acidification in the News

Ocean Acidification Causes Negative Effects on Fisheries. Kodiak Daily Mirror; April 8, 2010.

Climate Experts Explain What's At Stake. Homer Tribune; February 24, 2010. Quotes AMCC's Alan Parks at a conference on adaptation to climate change held in Homer.

Ocean Acidification in Alaska - New Findings Show Increased Ocean Acidification in Alaska Waters. UAF Press Release; August 11, 2009. Describes the findings of recent work by UAF Professor and leading scientist on ocean acidification in Alaska, Jeremy Mathis.

Educational Websites & Links

Scientific papers on ocean acidification.

Follow the above link to the Anthropogenic Global Warming Observer's comprehensive list of the foremost scientific papers on ocean acidification (last updated September 2009).

European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA) blog.

This blog, which is maintained by the European Project on Ocean Acidification, is meant to provide an unbiased view of the literature and media articles related to ocean acidification. It is chock-full of information and is updated frequently.