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Washington State has experienced some of the earliest, direct impacts of ocean acidification. In order to address these impacts, Governor Chris Gregoire convened an Ocean Acidification Blue Ribbon Panel, the first of its kind in the nation. In 2012, the panel produced a science-based action plan to tackle ocean acidification in Washington State.
Deploying a vertical net during the 2016 West Coast Acidification Cruise on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown. Photo Credit: Meghan Shea (NOAA Hollings Scholar)
