Among these, other techniques are being used to manage this ongoing problem,
some of these include:
- Point
Source Management
- Kyoto
- Research
- MPA’s
- Geo-engineering
proposals to mitigate global warming
- Adaptive
plans to address economy, communities and environmental effects
Current Status and Efforts:
- Deep Ocean Efforts:
- Deep
ocean uptake (corals)
- Avoid
CO2 at the surface where most shell forming organisms dwell
- There are research programs now underway by the European Union
- There is a U.S.
congress bill particularly concerned with ocean acidification research and monitoring
- Also an ocean acidification program with NOAA (as of March, 2009)
EPOCA:
- June
2008, 100 scientists, in 9 countries
- Biological
impact assessments
- Prediction
of the future
- Studying potential tipping points and thresholds of issues
- Acid testing is also underway
FOARAM: Federal
Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act:
- March
2009
Projected
funding for Ocean Acidification research
o 2009: 14 million
o 2010: 20 million
o 2011: 25 million
o 2012: 35 million
Effects:
Some results of these attempts are:
- There
is no practical or engineering solution to lower pH
- The
only mitigation option is a reduction in CO2
- We
are not aware of how life cycles will be affected, or if they could adapt
- There
are also some worry surrounding trade-offs, and their potential effects