1st Annual Environmental Law Symposium on Ocean Acidification and Coastal Health

The Puget Sound and our Pacific Northwest marine waters are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification because of our location combined with other global, natural, and human-driven factors.

This symposium includes comprehensive litigation and legislation updates regarding Washington’s efforts to respond to our acidifying waters. Panelists will discuss the opportunities to adapt existing laws and the need to implement new laws to address ocean acidification, the current strategies taken by Washington state, and the various stakeholder perspectives on the issue.

This event is co-hosted by Washington Sea Grant, the University of Washington School of Law, the Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy (WJELP), and the Washington Ocean Acidification Center.

Program Highlights

• Basics of Ocean Acidification (OA) and Its Effects on Marine Life
• Modeling the Local and Global Drivers of OA
• Impacts of OA on Washington’s Commercial, Recreational, and Tribal Fisheries
• Survey of National Coastal Vulnerability to OA
• Ninth Circuit OA Litigation Update
• OA and Tribal Shellfish Rights
• Blue Ribbon Panel and Pacific Coast Collaborative Update
• Options for OA Federal Rulemaking

This is a free event.  Requires advanced registration–see the event website for registration information.