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A Key Staffer at Washington Sea Grant Weighs in on GOH\u2019s Role in Washington\u2019s Blue Ribbon Panel<\/strong><\/p>\nDr. Meg Chadsey, now Ocean Acidification Project Specialist at Washington Sea Grant, witnessed the crucial role Global Ocean Health (GOH) played on Washington State\u2019s Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification (OA).<\/p>\n
In November of 2011, Chadsey coordinated the Symposium on Ocean Acidification, bringing together scientists, policy makers, and industry and community members who were concerned about the potential impacts of OA. The stage was set, but it was Brad Warren of GOH and others who \u201ccapitalized on the energy generated by the symposium, and helped lay the groundwork for Washington\u2019s Blue Ribbon Panel,\u201d says Chadsey.<\/p>\n
When former Governor Gregoire announced that she would create the panel in December 2012, she did not allocate funding for its work. GOH stepped in again, securing funds to help support Chadsey\u2019s position as coordinator of the panel and her role working with scientists on the panel to create the scientific summary.<\/p>\n
Chadsey recalls, \u201cAs GOH\u2019s representative on the panel, Brad was an influential member,\u201d able to \u201clisten and synthesize multiple perspectives, then connect the dots in new ways to propose win-win solutions.\u201d Brad served as co-chair of the Mitigation and Adaptation workgroup on the panel and was active on several others. He \u201cbrought a deep background and diverse knowledge of options to the panel,\u201d notes Chadsey, \u201craising issues, but volunteering to help resolve them.\u201d When the panel\u2019s work faltered from lack of reliable information on ways to locally reduce drivers and consequences of acidification, GOH secured funding and commissioned science writer Eric Scigliano to create a report on OA mitigation and remediation options, called Sweetening the Waters<\/em><\/a>. As Scigliano researched the project, his findings were fed into the panel\u2019s deliberations, helping discouraged panel members find ways to get a grip on the problem. For example, when panel members were stuck on how to address excess nutrients in Puget Sound without upsetting farmers, Brad was able to point the panel to the Tulalip Tribe\u2019s successful project redirecting dairy waste into biogas production as an example of a win-win solution.<\/p>\n Chadsey has since continued her work on OA, managing communication and outreach on the issue for Washington Sea Grant. GOH maintains a strong working relationship with Chadsey and Washington Sea Grant, collaborating closely to carry forward new projects on OA. A Key Staffer at Washington Sea Grant Weighs in on GOH\u2019s Role in Washington\u2019s Blue Ribbon Panel Dr. Meg Chadsey, now Ocean Acidification Project Specialist at Washington Sea Grant, witnessed the crucial role Global Ocean Health (GOH) played on Washington … Continue reading
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