Ocean Visions

Ocean Visions proudly supported the launch of four hubs in 2024: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ghana, as well as the creation of the Ocean-Climate Innovation Fellowship Program, built to support emerging leaders who are accelerating innovation for ocean-climate solutions in Africa and Latam.

Prolonging the Health of Arctic Sea Ice Ocean Visions has created a first-ever assessment of potential pathways to prolong the health of Arctic sea ice

We're focused on prolonging the health of Arctic sea ice as part of our Repair program, which is aimed at responsibly investigating ideas that may be able to help forestall dangerous losses of critical marine ecosystems.

Learn more about our Arctic sea ice work: oceanvisions.org/arctic-sea-i...

Climate change and shrinking Arctic sea ice threaten bowhead whales Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food. However, the Arctic is warmi...

A recent study estimates that if the current rate of sea ice loss continues, then by 2100, bowhead whales could lose up to 75% of the current area where their prime habitat now exists.

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Ocean Visions | Launchpad Launchpad provides tailored expert support to innovators developing ocean-based carbon dioxide removal strategies

Our Launchpad program supports innovators working on ocean-based carbon dioxide removal pathways, as well as those who are enabling or improving our understanding of these pathways.

➡️ Learn more: oceanvisions.org/launchpad/

Exploring Interventions to Prolong Health of Critical Marine Ecosystems Ocean Visions is identifying and assessing potential interventions targeted at prolonging the function and health of critical components of the ocean-climate system.

Last week we contributed to #ArticRepair2025, hosted by @climaterepair.bsky.social. Takeaways? Double down on emission reductions and also grow a portfolio of other potential tools—removals, adaptation, and interventions. See how we're contributing to that: oceanvisions.org/our-strategy...

Arctic Sea Ice - Ocean Visions The Arctic Sea Ice Road Map provides a deep assessment of available information about potential approaches to slow the loss of Arctic sea ice.

The Repair program team at Ocean Visions heads to the UK this week to discuss approaches to slow the loss of Arctic sea ice at the Arctic Repair meeting.

Check out Ocean Visions’ Arctic sea ice road map ➡️ www2.oceanvisions.org/roadmaps/rep...

🗓️ TOMORROW, 6/18 - Webinar: Facilitating Action on Arctic Tipping Points

Hear from experts working in different capacities to increase action on arctic tipping points.

Register now ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Ocean Visions | Launchpad Launchpad provides tailored expert support to innovators developing ocean-based carbon dioxide removal strategies

Launched in 2021, Launchpad is a free, year-long program providing tailored scientific and engineering support to select innovators in marine CDR. The program helps optimize technologies and understand and minimize environmental impacts.

Learn more ➡️ oceanvisions.org/launchpad/

Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Illustrations Ocean Visions is pleased to make available a collection of illustrations depicting marine carbon dioxide removal pathways.

Ocean Visions is pleased to make available for broad public use a collection of illustrations depicting marine carbon dioxide removal pathways.

We invite you to download the collection and utilize it as part of your communication efforts. ➡️ oceanvisions.org/mcdr-illustr...

🗓️ Mark your calendars for our June 18 webinar, Facilitating Action on Arctic Tipping Points!

Join us for a webinar featuring experts working in different capacities to increase action on tipping points.
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Coral Reef Metabolism • MBARI We are developing autonomous systems to measure coral reef metabolism.

Coral reefs cover <1% of the ocean—but support 25% of all marine life. They protect coasts, power economies & signal ocean health. But they’re in crisis.

On #CoralReefDay, we spotlight our partner @mbarinews.bsky.social Coral Reef Metabolism project 🔗 www.mbari.org/project/cora...

Join Ocean Visions and the Kuehne Climate Center for an official UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 off-site side event.

🗓️ Thursday, June 12
🕚 11am - 12:30pm CEST
📍 NEO VogelART LAB - 6 bis Rue Lascaris 06300 Nice, France

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Over the next few weeks, the Ocean Visions team will be on the ground at key international events—collaborating with changemakers, sharing insights, and driving impact.

If you’re attending any of these events, let’s connect!

#OceanClimateAction #ClimateSolutions #ClimateChange #UNFCCC #UNOC3

We’re excited to announce a major step forward for mCDR: the development of a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment Framework (EIAF). The EIAF will help ensure that mCDR open ocean research is equitable and aligned with ocean health. oceanvisions.org/news-ocean-v...

We cannot address ocean health without addressing the drivers of climate change, and we cannot tackle climate change without the help of the ocean.” – Ocean Visions CEO Brad Ack

Excited to see this piece on mCDR from ECO magazine! ➡️ digital.ecomagazine.com/eco-summer-2...

Ocean Visions | Our Approach Our mission is to develop innovative and durable solutions to complex challenges facing our ocean. We pursue this by harnessing human ingenuity – engaging a multisector and multidisciplinary community...

Ocean Visions was created from recognition of the need for innovative and durable solutions at the ocean-climate nexus. We create meaningful impact through work that centers scientific integrity, collaboration, creativity, boldness, and humility.

oceanvisions.org/our-approach/

The ocean has huge potential to provide low-carbon energy, food, and transportation. Our new analysis identifies high-leverage opportunities to advance these decarbonization pathways.

Learn more about our new areas of work ➡️ oceanvisions.org/blog-turning...

#Seaweed #MarineRenewableEnergy

Can the oceans solve our carbon removal problems? - ABC listen There's been growing research and investment in projects that use the oceans to artificially remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Such techniques involve both a biological and a chemical approac...

Can the oceans solve our carbon removal problems? This is the question posed by ABC’s podcast Future Tense to guests, including Ocean Visions CEO Brad Ack, who explored the potential—and challenges—of marine carbon dioxide removal as a climate solution. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🌊 Whether you're a researcher, advocate, or passionate about ocean health, Ocean Visions has a wealth of resources to help you understand marine carbon dioxide removal and advance the field.

Explore here: oceanvisions.org/resources/ 💙

Ocean Visions built and maintains a series of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) road maps that assess the current stage of various technologies, identify obstacles to development, and outline first-order priorities for advancing the field.

www2.oceanvisions.org/roadmaps/rem...

👏 Incredible leadership from @agu.org! We’re proud to call them a partner and applaud their efforts to keep #climatescience moving forward. ⬇️

#marinecarbondioxideremoval #climatetech #marineinnovation #subtidal | Subtidal 🚀 Introducing a Breakthrough in Real-Time Marine Carbon Dioxide Measurement We’re thrilled to announce that Subtidal has reached a major milestone: the launch of our Ocean Carbon Flux Grid at GreenWa...

Exciting news out of our mCDR accelerator program, Launchpad! Part of our second cohort, Subtidal just launched the world’s 1st real-time, 3D ocean carbon monitoring system. Big step for mCDR verification.

Onward! #ClimateTech #OceanVisions #MarineInnovation

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Congrats to Ebb Carbon & Captura — @xprize.org Carbon Removal Finalists and past participants of our mCDR accelerator program, Launchpad! We’re proud to support these innovators advancing ocean-based climate solutions. Learn more about today's XPRIZE winners: www.xprize.org/prizes/carbo...

We’re seeking an experienced Operations Manager to join our team and manage the administrative, grants management, and financial functions that underpin our operations. Salary range: $70,000 – $80,000. Application period closes April 30, 2025.
Learn More & Apply: oceanvisions.org/wp-content/u...

YouTube video by Ocean Visions Ocean Visions: Advancing Solutions for Ocean-Climate Restoration

We work with and across diverse sectors and disciplines to identify, co-design, evaluate, and support the implementation of bold, ocean-based solutions to counter and reverse climate impacts to the ocean.

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Framework to Guide Research on Seaweed Cultivation and Sinking for Carbon Dioxide Removal Comprehensive research program to inform feasibility and risk assessments

There are many potentially promising ways to clean up CO2 pollution, including those that enhance the ocean’s natural sequestration abilities. While still in its infancy, macroalgal cultivation holds potential but requires improved understanding. oceanvisions.org/our-programs...

We passed the 1.5C climate threshhold. We must now explore extreme options | Sir David King We do not have the luxury of rejecting solutions before we have thoroughly investigated their risks, trade-offs and feasibility

In this new op-ed, Sir David King—former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and founder of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group—delivers a clear message: our climate reality has changed, and our response must evolve with it. We agree. Read the piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In partnership with more than 100 individuals and organizations, Ocean Visions created a first-ever assessment of potential pathways to slow Arctic sea ice loss.

Explore the Road Maps: www2.oceanvisions.org/roadmaps/rep...

Congratulations, Courtney!

Excellent resource for navigating the mCDR development ecosystem