Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) has the potential to remove CO2 from the atmosphere as a means of addressing climate change. This presentation is part of a broader study investigating how these technologies can be developed in Australia to reflect the needs and values of communities. Open conversations are needed to understand community perspectives and their priorities for research and development. We use responsible innovation theory to assess what stakeholders need to know about OAE to develop an informed perspective. Using Tasmania as a case study, we employed a bottom-up approach for participant engagement and interviewed 23 stakeholders. While some participants held preliminary views on OAE, all raised questions critical to shaping their opinion. Their knowledge priorities include techno-economic aspects, benefits and harms to communities, actors involved in facilitating and governing the deployment, and potential to address climate change. Our findings suggest that scientific research with accessible science communication, multi-level stakeholder engagement for policy dialogue, and practical guidelines for incorporating local stakeholder views can promote responsible innovation and deployment of OAE.