05 August 2008
Call for action on ocean acidification

World-leading scientists in ocean acidification say in an open communique´ released today that we should recognise the problem as an urgent scientific and policy challenge.

The communiqué features the deliberations of world experts at the 'Ocean Acidification: Australian Impacts in the Global Context' sponsored by the Australian Department of Climate Change, held in June in Hobart.


Dr Will Howardfrom ACE CRC and Dr Bronte Tilbrook from the CSIRO released the communiqué today, on behalf of the top-callibre participants of the workshop.

The communiqué follows the release of the ACE CRC's detailed Position Analysis on ocean acidification, released during the workshop.