OA StoryMaps Roundtable Discussion

On February 29, the OA Alliance hosted a Roundtable Discussion the the newly launched OA communications project, “Exploring Our Changing Ocean: Impacts and Response to Ocean Acidification in the US,” supporting aquaria in place-based storytelling about the importance of addressing climate change in communities they serve.

Who: 

• Dr. Liz Perotti, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education and Outreach Coordinator

• Colleen J. Shytle, Communications Manager, NC Aquarium Society

• Dr. Kerry Carlin-Morgan, Director of Education, Oregon Coast Aquarium

• Dr. Erin Meyer, Chief Conservation Officer, Seattle Aquarium

• Kirstin Wakefield, Co-Coordinator of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Acidification Network

 
Overview:
The OA communications project is a collaboration between the OA Alliance, the Aquarium Conservation Partnership and NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program.  It comprises six interactive OA StoryMaps across regions where NOAA supports U.S. Coastal Acidification Networks (“CANs”) including:  Alaska, California Current, North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico. 

Project partners will be working together throughout 2024 to ensure the OA StoryMap content is made available for partnering aquarium to utilize across their outreach and education activities. 

Learn more about the project and how your organization can get involved!