NOAA launches dual coastwide ocean acidification research missions to study impacts on marine life
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Liz Perotti
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Summary
NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program is launching two major research missions (ECOA-4 on the East Coast and WCOA 2026 on the West Coast) in June to track how changing ocean chemistry affects marine life. The cruises will collect high-quality data on ocean chemistry, biology, and physics to serve as benchmarks for research, monitoring, and modeling of ocean acidification impacts on marine resources along both US coastlines.
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OAP's East Coast (ECOA-4) and West Coast (WCOA 2026) Ocean Acidification research cruises collect the highest quality information that serve as vital benchmarks for research, monitoring and modeling in each region.
By coupling ocean chemistry, biology and physics, researchers are able to better understand how ocean acidification impacts marine life.
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