Dr. Jan A Newton, PhD, University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory, Seattle, United States, Melissa R Poe, University of Washington, Seattle, United States, Samantha Siedlecki, University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, Groton, United States, Simone R Alin, NOAA PMEL, Seattle, United States, Jessie Turner, International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification, UN Foundation, Washington DC, United States, Kirsten Isensee, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Paris, France, Stephen Widdicombe, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom and Amy Kenworthy, Plymouth Marine Lab, Plymouth, United Kingdom