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Regional Ocean Observation Association Elects Executive Committee
The Board of Directors of the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) elected its five-member Executive Committee.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2008
RE: Regional Ocean Observation Association Elects Executive Committee
Contact: Susan Ferris Hill, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium, (843) 953-2078,
susan.ferris.hill@scseagrant.org
Charleston, S.C.—The Board of Directors of the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) elected its five-member Executive Committee. SECOORA coordinates ocean observation activities in the Southeast region, ensuring that end-user needs are met.
Left to right: Richard Dodge (Secretary), Harvey Seim (Vice-chair), Kim L. Cavendish (Treasurer), Mitchell A. Roffer (At-large), M. Richard DeVoe (Chair). Click for full size image.
The Executive Committee’s chair is M. Richard DeVoe, executive director of the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium in Charleston, S.C. The vice-chair is Harvey E. Seim, an associate professor of physical oceanography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the secretary is Richard Dodge, dean of the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center in Dania Beach, Fla. Kim L. Cavendish, president of the Museum of Discovery and Science in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was elected treasurer and the at-large member is Mitchell A. Roffer, founder and president of Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc., in West Melbourne, Fla. Executive Committee members serve a two-year term, and elections to the Executive Committee are held annually.
SECOORA is one of 11 regional associations in the U.S. established in support of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). Through its network of ocean observation systems, IOOS systematically acquires and disseminates data and information on the past, present and future status of the ocean and U.S. coastal waters. Regional associations, such as SECOORA, link these ocean observation systems and make data accessible to state and federal agencies, scientists, the private sector and the public. SECOORA coordinates observations activity from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. SECOORA data collection and distribution efforts are focused on improving safe and efficient marine operations, maintaining healthy marine ecosystems and predicting and mitigating coastal hazards.
For more information about SECOORA, visit www.secoora.org. To learn more about IOOS and regional associations, visit ioos.noaa.gov.
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