OAH Public Resources

 

 

Learn More About OAH!

 

Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) are major issues that are impacting the health of our oceans.

Here are additional resources to learn more about what OAH is and what you can do to help.

Movies and Podcasts

 

Movies and Podcasts

 

2023 Oregon OAH Symposium

On April 14th, Oregon’s Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH Council) put on a First Annual OAH Symposium. The Symposium provided an update on 2021 House Bill 3114 which awarded $1.9 million in state funding to thirteen OAH Projects in Oregon. With over 80 stakeholders, resource managers, journalists, and invested members of the public in attendance, this event was a great step in spreading awareness and interest in ocean change in Oregon.

Length: 2:36:48

Date: 14 April 2023

Understanding Hypoxia: Dead Zones on the Oregon Coast

A video by Oregon State that explores the researchers investigating hypoxia and the communities that are impacted by ocean change

Length: 14:17 minutes

Date: 6 Dec 2022

 

 OA - Changing Waters On The Oregon Coast

  A video by Oregon State, discussing ocean acidification and how much there is to learn. Featuring researchers from OSU and ODFW.

Length: 12:11 minutes

Date: 21 Jan 2016

 

  

OA - Part 2, Solutions

  A continuation of the previous videos, looking at the solutions to ocean acidification.

Length: 10:38 minutes

Date: 4 Sep 2018

 

How Carbon Affects Nearly Everything on Earth – Including Our Future

  This video uses an animated machine to show how carbon moves around the Earth’s surface – from the atmosphere to plants to animals to soils to oceans to rocks.

Length: 3 minutes

Date: 30 May 2019

 

Dealing with Dead Zones - Hypoxia in the Ocean

A Podcast (included transcript) discussing hypoxia in the US, featuring guest speaker NOAA scientist Alan Lewitus. 

Length: 18 minutes

Date: 22 Feb 2018

 

  

Hypoxia - Dead Zone

  Oregon State scientists Jack Barth and Francis Chan discuss research and the causes of dead zones and hypoxia.

Length: 4:33 minutes

Date: 2 Dec 2009

 

 

  

OA and Biodiversity Impacts

  A cartoon video from the California Academy of Sciences on OA and biodiversity.

Length: 12:12 minutes

Date: 30 Jun 2014 🐟


 

Online Interactive Learning Platforms

 

  Interactive Learning Platforms  

 

Surface Ocean pH levels 

A simple simulation that has an adjustable slider where it shows the correlation between increased CO2 and changes in pH.

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 Our Acidifying Ocean

Website that teaches about ocean acidification with interesting animations and graphics. Note: uses flash player.

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Virtual Urchin

Welcome to Virtual Urchin Online interactive experimental and learning platform for OA.

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   News and Journal Articles

 

Capacity Building to Address Ocean Change: Organizing Across Communities of Place, Practice and Governance to Achieve Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Resilience in Oregon
An article by the OAH Council detailing Oregon's efforts to combat OAH

Length: NA

Date: September 10, 2021

 

 

Dead zones explained

National Geographic logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG An article by National Geographic describing dead zones, the causes and dangers.

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Date: July 31, 2019

 

 

Dead zone 

The Story Behind the National Geographic Logo Design - GreyBox ... An article by National Geographic describing dead zones,  the causes and algal blooms.

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Jan. 21, 2011 🐳


 

 

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