The scientific community, with its expertise and decades of research, is contributing the necessary scientific knowledge that can be
utilized by policymakers to craft solutions to climate and energy challenges.
The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act of 2009 mandates the establishment of an «information exchange» to «make information on ocean acidification developed through or
utilized by the interagency ocean acidification program accessible through electronic means, including information which would be useful to
policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification.»