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A joint deployment of an environmental sensor processor off the Washington coast by NOAA and the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, one of the certified IOOS regional associations. The sensor has a special sampling package on board designed to detect early signs of harmful algal blooms (HABs).

NOAA awards $41 million for ocean observing

09/14/2021
A joint deployment of an environmental sensor processor off the Washington coast by NOAA and the Northwest Association of Networked ...
various HAB detecting technologies: Environmental Sample Processor (ESP), Imaging Flow Cytobot (IFCB), HABscope.

NCCOS and IOOS Contribute to Successful Kickoff of HAB Observing Group

09/10/2021
Innovations in HAB observing technologies. Left to right: Environmental Sample Processor (ESP), Imaging Flow Cytobot (IFCB), HABscope. Credit IOOS. On ...
HABForecast tool

Red Tide Respiratory Forecast is Now Operational

08/09/2021
The Red Tide Respiratory Forecast — part of a suite of NOAA tools focused on predicting the movements and impacts ...
From left to right: US IOOS Surface Currents Program Manager Brian Zelenke; MARACOOS Executive Director Dr. Gerhard Kuska; National Weather Service Director Dr. Louis Uccellini; and US IOOS Director Carl Gouldman commemorate the launch of the new HF Radar off Lewes Beach, Delaware.

New HFR site launched in Lewes, Delaware

07/07/2021
From left to right: U.S. IOOS Surface Currents Program Manager Brian Zelenke; MARACOOS Executive Director Dr. Gerhard Kuska; National Weather ...
Hidden Diversity: Researcher describes four new species of sponge that lay undiscovered in plain sight

Hidden Diversity: Researcher describes four new species of sponge that lay undiscovered in plain sight

05/17/2021
UC Santa Barbara’s Thomas Turner has published a paper in the journal Zootaxa describing four new species of sponges. These ...
Hawaiian Monk Seals Join the Animal Telemetry Network

Hawaiian Monk Seals Join the Animal Telemetry Network

05/05/2021
For more than two decades, NOAA has been tracking monk seals throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago as part of their larger ...
U.S. ATN: Expanding the Reach of Biology in Ocean Observations

U.S. ATN: Expanding the Reach of Biology in Ocean Observations

01/21/2021
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal lounges on a beach in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The U.S. Animal Telemetry Network (ATN) ...
Snapshot of the GCOOS Red Tide Respiratory Forecast portal dashboard

Expanding the Respiratory Forecast for the Gulf Coast

12/15/2020
The GCOOS Red Tide Respiratory Forecast provides information on when the red tide caused by Karenia brevis could be impacting ...
graphic banner for Ocean Observing Prize

Ocean observing prize solicits designs for tomorrow’s storm tracking technology

10/19/2020
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and NOAA announced the opening of the DEVELOP Competition within the Ocean Observing Prize, ...
IOOS Ocean Technology Transition Project: Six new multi-year grants announced for 2020

IOOS Ocean Technology Transition Project: Six new multi-year grants announced for 2020

08/26/2020
For 2020, IOOS, in conjunction with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), sought projects focused on regional coastal ocean observing ...
NOAA, Navy Teaming Up to Work on Unmanned Maritime Systems, Policy

NOAA, Navy Teaming Up to Work on Unmanned Maritime Systems, Policy

08/06/2020
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Navy are formalizing a partnership on unmanned maritime systems and the policies that ...
Capture from Google Data Search showing indexed IOOS data

IOOS Data Catalog version 1.5 now available

04/03/2020
On April 3, the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System released the newest version of their Data Catalog, version 1.5. Updates ...
NOAA, DOE Announce Winners of the Powering the Blue Economy Ocean Observing Prize

NOAA, DOE Announce Winners of the Powering the Blue Economy Ocean Observing Prize

04/02/2020
Today, NOAA and the U.S. Department of Energy announced the 11 winners of the first “DISCOVER” stage of the Powering ...
Exploring the Ocean with the Power of Waves

Exploring the Ocean with the Power of Waves

01/29/2020
TAO buoy operations off the NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana. Electronics technician checking sensors on newly moored buoy. (Photographer: Lieutenant Commander Matthew ...
SECOORA: Eyes on Hurricane Dorian

SECOORA: Eyes on Hurricane Dorian

08/28/2019
Single-point access for some of SECOORA's most in-demand data resources for tracking Hurricane Dorian ...

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