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Projects
Marine Life Projects
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Marine Life: An Operational BioTrack: Monitoring A...
This project will expand , a collaborative network established in partnership with MBON and ATN to identify and characterize critical biodiversity hotspots along the U.S. eastern seaboard where threatened marine ...
Marine Life: Dynamics of Biodiversity Across Lakes...
The Great Lakes are seeing dramatic shifts and losses in biodiversity that threaten ecosystem services in these inland seas of North America, which are under pressure from invasive species, climate ...
Marine Life: Marine Biodiversity Observation Netwo...
Biodiversity is a sentinel of ocean health and an increasingly crucial component of ocean observing. Marine Biodiversity Observing Networks, part of a global effort to understand changes and connections between ...
Marine Life: Mid-Atlantic MBON: Dynamic Biodiversi...
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researchers Caroline Tribble (left) and Amber Fandel (right) deploying an F POD (bioacoustics instrument) with rockhopper at the Maryland Wind Energy Area (credit ...
Marine Life: Multi-Trophic Level Expansion of the ...
The project will continue and expand the Gulf of Maine Marine Biodiversity Observing Network by supporting continued biodiversity and oceanographic sampling at established locations along the Maine Coastal Current and ...
Ocean Acidification
Acid eats away at calcium carbonate, the primary ingredient of shells and skeletons that many ocean animals depend on for survival. The shell pictured here is a victim of this ...
OTT: A Proposal to Scale from a Regional to a Nati...
WebCOOS camera view down 6th Avenue Beachfront in Folly Beach, SC. Photo credit: WebCOOS Over the past five years, the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) and partners have ...
OTT: Advancing and integrating animal-borne tags i...
Researchers deploying bio-logging tags on white sharks in the mid-Atlantic Bight Credit: South Fork Natural History Museum The was awarded a 3-year grant to operationalize the collection and model assimilation ...
OTT: Assessing the emerging threat of sargassum in...
Large “brown tide” events, where large mats of sargassum inundate coastal areas, are increasing in frequency and extent in the U.S. Caribbean. Preliminary data collected by CARICOOS suggests that these ...
News
2016 GoMRI Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Confere...
The Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference had 1000 participants from 35 states and 15 countries. Dr. Marcia McNutt gave the keynote talk for the conference talking on a topic ...
A Welcome and a farewell for the U.S. IOOS Advisor...
This week, the is meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss their next set of recommendations with NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad. At the same time, they are preparing to welcome ...
ACT Evaluates New Portable HAB Sensors
The team sampling at Weesuck Creek - included are Mark Vanasten, Diagnostic Technologies, Australia and Dr. Timothy Davis, Bowling Green State University. (Photo Credit: Holly Bowers, ACT-Moss Landing Marine Laboratories); ...
ACT Nutrient Sensor Challenge Winners Announced
Denice Shaw of the EPA Office of Research and Development present the award to Pompeo Moscetta of Systea at the ASLO conference in Honolulu. Photo credit: Alliance for Coastal Technologies ...
AGU Ocean Sciences 2016: New Orleans
The city of Jazz and Mardi Gras, New Orleans, was the site of the meeting. The multiple concurrent sessions, plenaries, town halls, exhibits, and thousands of posters can make your ...
All U.S. IOOS Regional Associations NOAA-Certified...
The 11 IOOS Regional Associations provide observing coverage for the U.S. coastal zone, as well as providing open access to physical & biological oceanographic data and information products. The U.S ...
Archiving the Ocean Biodiversity Information Syste...
Photo credit: Adam Obaza, WCR Protected Resources Division, NOAA Recently, OBIS-USA has taken a significant step to ensure that the marine data the U.S. contributes is not just web-accessible, but ...
Biden-Harris Administration announces $100 million...
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the availability of $100 million to support climate resilience projects through as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. This funding ...
Biden-Harris Administration announces $60 million ...
Two men deploy a towed camera system from a research vessel at sea. Photo Credit: NOAA/NMFS Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the , a $60 million ...
General Pages
Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog
WP1 Community EngagementTo be an effective tool, BOOC will need the support of all parts of the ocean observing community. This Work Package will build on the work already undertaken ...
Document Library
The IOOS document library is a compilation of our legacy and archival documents, organized by category. If you are unable to find the document you need within this collection, please ...
Enhancing Coastal and Ocean Observing and Innovati...
In 2020, NOAA’s and the U.S. IOOS Office teamed up to develop and host three regional workshops focused on improving users’ access to streamlined ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes observational ...
Eyes on the Ocean™ - IOOS Newsletter - 2 May 2024
The Eyes on the Ocean™ Newsletter is an informal way of keeping you up-to-date on U.S. IOOS® activities. to subscribe a new address or if you no longer want to ...
Eyes on the Storm: Hurricane Season Resources
For forecasts, warnings, and up to the minute hurricane information, keep up with NOAA's . GOES East GeoColor satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean on September 11, 2018 showing Hurricanes ...
FY21 Regional Association Cooperative Agreements
In 2021, the U.S. IOOS® Office is announcing its third round of 5-year Regional Association cooperative agreements. The Regional Associations form a core part of implementing the U.S. Integrated Ocean ...
Regions at a glance
Executive Director: Sheyna Wisdom For general information, please contact , Director of Administration and Outreach • • Executive Director: Julio Morell For general information, please contact • and • Executive ...
The U.S. IOOS Enterprise Strategic Plan
The Plan U.S. IOOS is pleased to release the U.S. IOOS Enterprise Strategic Plan, which lays out Enterprise-wide objectives and priorities for the next five years and into the future ...
U.S. IOOS priorities under the Inflation Reduction...
Photo credit: NOAA NOAA has a key role to play in helping prepare and support our nation as we face the challenges of a changing climate. These funds, in concert ...
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