OA Alliance Commitment to Combating Ocean Acidification
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Description
The Alliance will build a coalition of 60+ governments and affiliate members who are committed to taking actions to combat ocean acidification, both within their region and globally.
Alliance members will take meaningful actions within their jurisdiction, as allowed by their existing capacity, to develop Ocean Acidification Action Plans. The Action Plans will assist in the implementation of UN SDG 14.3 by advancing the five goals identified in the Alliance Call to Action:
1. Advance scientific understanding of ocean acidification.
2. Take meaningful actions to reduce causes of acidification.
3. Protect the environment and coastal communities from impacts of a changing ocean.
4. Expand public awareness and understanding of acidification.
5. Build sustained support for addressing this global problem.
The Alliance will work to elevate ocean health, ocean acidification and other changing ocean conditions in future climate agreements, acknowledging the critical ecological and economic impacts of a changing ocean and the linkage to action that address those impacts.
Membership Includes:
The Province of British Columbia (provincial government)
The State of California (state government)
The Republic of Chile (national government)
Cross River State, Nigeria (state government)
The French Republic (national government)
City of Imperial Beach, California (state government)
The State of New York (state government)
The State of Oregon (state government)
The Province of Quebec (provincial government)
Quileute Nation (tribal government)
Quinault Indian Nation (tribal government)
The Suquamish Tribe (tribal government)
The City of Vancouver, Canada (city government)
The State of Washington (state government)
Association Mongasque sur lAcidification des Ocans (AMAO) (association)
California CoastKeeper Alliance (association)
California Ocean Science Trust (academic)
Center for Ocean Solutions (academic)
Hakai Institute (academic)
Hog Island Oyster Co. (private business)
Intake Works LLC (private business)
Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (association)
Marine Stewardship Council (association)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (private sector)
The Nature Conservancy (NGO)
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (association)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (NGO)
Ocean Networks Canada (association)
Ocean Conservancy (NGO)
Ocean Sanctuaries (association)
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) (association)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (academic)
Surfrider Foundation (association)
Taylor Shellfish Farms (private business)
Vigilent (private business)
We Mean Business (private business)
Washington Ocean Acidification Center (academic)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (NGO)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.3 | Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels |
Deliverables & Timeline
Resources mobilized
Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership Progress 2020-03-10 | Completed |
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Contact Information
Jessie Turner, OA Alliance Coordinator