The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System uses social networking platforms to connect and interact with different audiences. At this time, we share content on Facebook and X. Each of these social networking platforms has their own privacy policy. Follow these links to learn more about a specific privacy policy: Facebook | X.

U.S. IOOS does not discriminate against any views; however, we do reserve the right to delete comments posted to our social media accounts that:

• Are violent, obscene, profane, hateful or racist
• Are sexually explicit or sexually harassing
• Threaten, harass, or defame any person or organization
• Spread misleading or false information/accusations
• Are inappropriate or offensive
• Are irrelevant or off-topic
• Suggest or encourage illegal activity
• Are copied and pasted multiple times
• Solicit, advertise, link to, or endorse any financial, commercial or nongovernmental agency

A comment will not be edited or modified to remove unacceptable content, the entire comment will be deleted, so please ensure that your comment contains none of the above. Please be respectful of others. Do not abuse the privilege of participating in our public, family-friendly forums. Repeat violators of any of these guidelines risk being blocked from commenting on all U.S. IOOS social media websites.

Reporters are asked to send questions to the IOOS’s Public Relations through their normal channels and to refrain from submitting questions as comments via social media outlets.

We recognize that the Web is a 24/7 medium and your comments are welcome at any time. However, given the need to manage federal resources, moderating and posting of comments will generally occur during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends will be read and posted twice per week or as time is available during business hours.

We encourage public interaction and communication about the content we post on our social media accounts. However, this does not imply that the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System agrees with or accepts the content, opinions, or views expressed within any public comment. The person who posts a comment is solely responsible for the content of the comment.

To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include phone numbers or email addresses in the body of your comment.