September 2025

Oceanography | Vol. 38, No. 3

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Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Acidi-

fication Program (OAP), the International Atomic Energy Agency

Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (IAEA

OA-ICC), and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commis-

sion of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO). Furthermore, the GOA-ON

Executive Council consists of representatives identified for their

topical, regional hub, institutional, and/or early-career status.

Early-​career researchers are also members of the International

Carbon Ocean Network for Early Career (ICONEC), which was

established by GOA-ON in 2023.

FIGURE 1. Schematics showing the integration of

marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) activities within

the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network

(GOA-ON) demonstrate (a) coordination and mecha-

nism of knowledge exchange, and (b) how GOA-ON

goals and network can support mCDR activities.