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Ocean Acidification and Washington State

Washington Marine Resources Advisory Council (MRAC)

The 2013 Legislature enacted Engrossed Senate Bill 5603 Section 4 creating the Washington Marine Resources Advisory Council, within the Office of the Governor. The Marine Resources Advisory Council’s membership includes legislative, executive, and elected officials, nongovernmental organizations, and private sector. Representatives from academic institutions and federal agencies have been invited by the Governor to participate.

The Marine Resources Advisory Council has the following powers and duties:

1. To maintain a sustainable coordinated focus on ocean acidification;
2. To advise and work with the Washington Ocean Acidification Center on the effects and sources of ocean acidification;
3. To deliver recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on ocean acidification;
4. To seek public and private funding resources to support the Advisory Council’s recommendations; and
5. To assist in conducting public education activities regarding ocean acidification.

The Marine Resources Advisory Council will be informed by the extensive work of the WA Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification.

Meetings

(all documents in PDF format)

#7 – March 31, 2015

• Meeting summary
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Presentation: Science Update
  -- Jan Newton, Terrie Klinger
• Presentation: The West Coast Ocean Acidification & Hypoxia Science Panel
  -- Skyli McAfee
• Handout: Status of Blue Ribbon Panel Education and Outreach Recommendations
• Handout: OA Education and Outreach Priorities
• Handout: 2015 OA Status Report
• Handout: OA Science Information Sheets

#6 – November 18, 2014

• Meeting summary
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Presentation: 2014/2015 Puget Sound Action Agenda Update
  - Brian Walsh and Libby Hudson
• Handout: Ocean Acidification Science and Policy Landscape
• Handout: MRAC Long-range Vision

#5 – August 26, 2014

• Meeting summary
• Agenda
• Presentation

#4 – July 8, 2014

• Meeting summary
• Agenda
• Presentation: DRAFT Ad Hoc Committee Proposals
• Presentation: Science Update
  -- Jan Newton, Richard Feely, Andy Suhrbie

#3 – April 28, 2014

• Meeting Summary
• Agenda
• Presentation: Ad Hoc Committee Updates
  -- Paul Dye, Libby Jewett, Bill Dewey, Betsy Peabody
• Presentation: Science Update
  -- Jan Newton, Terrie Klinger
• Presentation: 2014 Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda
  -- Jim Bolger

#2 - March 7, 2014

• Meeting Summary
• Agenda
• Presentation: MRAC Strategic Plan
  -- Angie Thomson, facilitator
• Presentation: Science Recommendations of Blue Ribbon Panel
  -- Jan Newton, Terrie Klinger, Richard Feely
• Presentation: What can we do locally?
  -- Mindy Roberts
• Handout: Discussion Draft MRAC Strategic Plan

#1 - November 21, 2013

• Agenda
• Meeting summary
• Opening remarks by the Chair
  –- Martha Kongsgaard, council chair
• Presentation: Ocean Acidification in Washington State: From Knowledge to Action,
  -- Hedia Adelsman
• Presentation: Ocean Acidification and Washington's Marine Waters
  -- Jan Newton, Terrie Klinger, Richard Feely
• Status: Blue ribbon Panel’s recommendations
• Handout: Washington Ocean Acidification Center and its current work plan
• Handout: 20 Facts about Ocean Acidification

Council Members

MRAC Documents

• Legislation establishing the MRAC
• Executive Order 12-07 - Washington's Response to Ocean Acidification

Resources

• Factsheet: Ocean Acidification in the Pacific Northwest (May 2014)
• Approach for Simulating Acidification and the Carbon Cycle in the Salish Sea to Distinguish Regional Source Impacts, (Jan. 2014)
• Pacific Coast Collaborative letter to U.S. President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper (Dec. 12, 2013)
• WA Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification report — Ocean Acidification: from Knowledge to Action
• WA Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification — Scientific Summary of Ocean Acidification in Washington State Marine Waters
• UW College of the Environment — Summary of published science on ocean acidification in the Pacific Northwest, updating the Blue Ribbon Panel Science Summary
• Executive Order: Washington's Response to Ocean Acidification (EO 12-07)

Related Links

• 2012 Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification
• Washington Ocean Acidification Center
• West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel
• School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
• NOAA Ocean Acidification programs
• Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council

Contact:

Hedia Adelsman Hedia.adelsman@ecy.wa.gov, (360) 407-6222

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