News Splash - The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

Close up of life on a reef, showing an Xmas Tree worm.

New Webinar on Global MBON Initiative

05/12/2017

Assessing biological variables is a relative newcomer to the field of ocean observing, and an increasingly critical component of a ...

Taking Data Further with Standards

05/04/2017

Having open, available, comprehensive data standards that are widely implemented facilitates data sharing, and when data is shared, it maximizes ...

Denice Shaw of the EPA Office of Research and Development present the award to Pompeo Moscetta of Systea at the ASLO conference in Honolulu.

ACT Nutrient Sensor Challenge Winners Announced

03/03/2017

Denice Shaw of the EPA Office of Research and Development present the award to Pompeo Moscetta of Systea at the ...

U.S. IOOS Welcomes New Director

02/05/2017

Carl Gouldman assumes the Directorship at U.S. IOOS on February 5, 2017. The U.S. IOOS Program Office is proud to ...

Naval Oceanography participates in first U.S. Underwater Glider Workshop

01/26/2017

“Astonishing!” and “I’ve never seen so many gliders in one place!” were just a few of the exclamations overheard when ...

Strategy for National Mooring Network Released

01/22/2017

Photo credit: NOAA/NDBC The National Ocean Service (NOS) and the National Weather Service (NWS) have released The National Strategy for ...

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White House OSTP releases Animal Telemetry Network Implementation Plan

01/04/2017

A sea lion poses for the camera in the waters off of California. The The White House Office of Science ...

Job Opportunity with PacIOOS: Data Applications Specialist

01/04/2017

Seize the unique opportunity to break ground in an innovative approach to making ocean and fisheries data and information more ...

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U.S. Maritime Technology Export Initiative opens

12/16/2016

The Maritime Alliance & the International Trade Administration are teaming up to boost exports of U.S. marine tech. From now ...

IOOS Releases New Data Catalog

12/15/2016

IOOS is proud to release the latest version of our data catalog. The new version features daily metadata updates and ...

New agreement to coordinate a global marine biodiversity observing system

12/14/2016

GOOS BioEco, OBIS and GEOBON MBON today signed a new agreement to coordinate on the establishment of a global MBON ...

Observing the Red Sea: International Conference on the Marine Environment of the Red Sea (ICMERS 2016)

11/23/2016

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) was the host of the ICMERS 2016 conference. Professor Burt Jones, formerly ...

GEO-XIII Plenary with inset images of Palace Square in the snow and the GEO Poster.

GEO-XIII Plenary: Advancing the Vision of GEO

11/22/2016

A surprise November blizzard greeted us in St. Petersburg for GEO-XIII, but unlike Washington DC, that's no reason for a ...

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Challenger Mission Continues World Tour in Indian Ocean Basin

11/11/2016

Challenger mission glider launch, Fremantle, Australia. Photo Credit: Charitha Pattiaratchi Bright and early November 7, 2016, the bright yellow RU-29 ...

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Contribute Data to IOOS

11/07/2016

Working with IOOS is now easier than ever. Thanks to some hard work by the Operations division, spearheaded by oceanographer ...

Southeastern U.S. Data Resources for Hurricane Matthew

10/06/2016

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Wave Rider buoy in aft of ship being taken to deployment location in Cape Cod Bay

New Wave Buoy, New PORTS in Cape Cod Bay

09/17/2016

A new, high-tech wave buoy has been deployed in Cape Cod Bay, providing valuable ocean observing data to marine commerce ...

Oceans in Action at Stennis Space Center

08/18/2016

This year's Oceans in Action conference, a jointly supported Marine Technology Society (MTS) and Marine Enterprise for Technology with sponsorship ...

Researchers issue real-time forecasts of Chesapeake Bay dead zone

08/08/2016

An experimental forecast from William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science will soon help Chesapeake Bay anglers better plan ...

The ACT Nutrient Sensor Challenge: IOOS Program Office Checks In

08/04/2016

On a bright and sunny July day, IOOSians met up on Solomons Island in the Chesapeake Bay to see research ...