MONROVIA, July 12 -- Liberia's Oceanographer and Queen's University Belfast PhD Scholar, Sheck A. Sherif joined scientists from across the world to discuss actions to address global ocean acidification - a challenge facing the ocean and marine resources worldwide particularly in Africa. Mr. Sherif, a Co-Chair of the Ocean Acidification Africa Regional Network (OA-Network)- a pan-African network specifically supports a coordinated approach to promote ocean acidification (OA) awareness and research in Africa.

The Liberian scientist Sherif said Africa's major challenge is the lack of fully equipped laboratories to conduct ocean acidification testing especially in the long term, and viable research cruises to address the danger posed by ocea...