Partner: Alaska Sea Grant
![Calm sea with mountains on horizon and expansive sky in Ketchikan, Alaska. Credit: Phil Price, Flickr](https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ketchikan_Flikr_PhilPric_cc_med-768x510.jpg)
Why we care:Alaskan Native communities rely on healthy marine ecosystems for work, sustenance and their way of life. Ocean acidification has documented impacts to marine life and these communities. An..
![Spruce Island in the Kodiak region of Alaska. Bull kelp at water's surface with island in the background. Ocean acidification monitoring in this region helps prepare Kodiak Tribes for the impacts of ocean change. Credit: NOAA](https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Spruce_Island_Kodiak_area_oa_NOAA-768x576.jpg)
Why we care:Alaskan Native communities rely on healthy marine ecosystems for work, sustenance and their way of life. Ocean acidification has documented impacts to marine life and these communities. Community..