Olympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site launches website and is recruiting two Community-at-large seats!

Published 1:30 am Thursday, August 3, 2023

The Olympic Coast Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) launched their new website olympiccoastsentinelsite.org/ providing information and links to resources to help understand and communicate the issues related to changing ocean conditions on the Olympic Coast.The Ocean Acidification Sentinel Site (OASeS) on the Olympic Coast of Washington State focuses on ocean acidification-related science and identifies trends in carbonate chemistry and hypoxia. The sentinel site will help inform resource managers and coastal communities by telling the story of ocean acidification and its impacts on Washington’s coastal marine resources, coastal cultures, communities, and economies. OASeS will seek to ensure that the Olympic Coast is well prepared for changing ocean conditions, with research and management actions in place.

The OASeS Steering Committee oversees the activities of the Sentinel Site and is composed of 20 members, including the Coastal Treaty Tribes, federal and state agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

OASeS is recruiting two Community-at-large seats to serve for a two-year term on the OASeS Steering Committee to support these efforts. Applications are due by Aug. 25, 2023. More information on how to apply can be found at www.olympiccoastsentinelsite.org/documents/general/OASeS-Community-At-Large_Recruitment_Announcement.pdf.

If you have any questions, contact Katie Wrubel (katie.wrubel@noaa.gov.)