• GCAN Stakeholder Survey

  • The Gulf of America Coastal Acidification Network (GCAN) is working to improve access to ocean acidification (OA) and coastal acidification (COA) information across the Gulf by supporting collaboration, data sharing, communication, and decision-relevant tools. As part of this effort, GCAN is exploring the development of a Gulf OA/COA Story Map that would bring together data, visualizations, and partner resources in one accessible place.

    This survey is intended to help GCAN better understand stakeholder needs, priorities, and preferences. We want to learn whether a Gulf OA/COA Story Map would be useful to you, what types of data or features would best support your work, and how GCAN can better serve coastal communities, researchers, educators, managers, industry, and other Gulf stakeholders.

    Your feedback will help guide the design of future GCAN products and ensure they are relevant, accessible, and useful for the people and organizations we serve.

    Estimated time: 8–12 minutes
    Audience: Researchers, resource managers, educators, community organizations, industry representatives, NGOs, agency staff, students, and others interested in OA/COA in the Gulf of America

    Confidentiality statement: Responses will be used by GCAN to inform planning, outreach, and product development. Individual responses will be kept confidential and reported only in summary form unless explicit permission is provided.

  • Which Gulf region(s) are most relevant to your work? Select all that apply.*
  • How familiar are you with ocean acidification (OA) and coastal acidification (COA)?*
  • How familiar are you with GCAN?*
  • How relevant are OA and/or COA to your work or interests?*
  • In what ways are OA/COA relevant to your work?*
  • What are the biggest challenges you face in accessing or using OA/COA data? Select up to 3*
  • How useful would a Gulf OA/COA Story Map be for your work or interests? It would encompass having the data across the Gulf accesible in one place to download and view.*
  • How useful would a Gulf OA/COA Story Map be for your work or interests? It would encompass having the data across the Gulf accesible in one place to download and view.*
  • What would make a Gulf OA/COA Story Map useful to you? Select all that apply.*
  • How likely would you be to use a Gulf OA/COA Story Map if GCAN developed one?*
  • For what purpose would you most likely use a Gulf OA/COA Story Map? Select all that apply.*
  • What types of OA/COA-related information would you like to see included in a Gulf Story Map? Select all that apply*
  • What type of data presentation do you prefer? Select all that apply.*
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