Latest SECOORA News

June 12, 2013

SECOORA Principal Investigators Nick Shay, University of Miami, Dana Savidge, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and Ruoying He, North Carolina State University are attending the 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Circulation being...

May 7, 2013

Meeting Location

SECOORA's Annual Meetings will be held May 13-15, 2013  in Jacksonville, FL.  The Hyatt...

November 5, 2012

A multi-agency effort to study Fall 2012 West Florida Shelf Red Tide outbreak

SECOORA member University of South Florida (USF) College of Marine Science Ocean Circulation Group (OCG...

September 17, 2012

USF Glider Bass was deployed on Sunday, September 16, 2012. This is a GCOOS funded effort and the glider can be monitored via http://ooma.marine.usf.edu/CROW....

April 18, 2012

Read SECOORA's April 16th newsletter including: 

Glider Deployment | PI Articles | SECOORA Annual Meeting -...

April 3, 2012

Read SECOORA's March 30, 2012 newsletter, including:

Marine Weather Portal Moves to SECOORA Web Site | PI News | SECOORA at...

March 22, 2012

Read SECOORA's March 21, 2012 Newsletter, including:

SECOORA @ Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012 | ICOOS Act Reauthorization...

January 11, 2012

Read SECOORA's January 9, 2012 Newsletter, including:

SECOORA Annual Meeting Coming Soon | Farewell and Welcome! | ...

December 20, 2011

View the SECOORA Happy Holidays letter from SECOORA's Executive Director.

December 7, 2011

Read SECOORA's December 5, 2011 Newsletter, including:
 
SECOORA Awarded $2.015 Million from NOAA | Staff News |...

November 22, 2011

Read SECOORA's November 21 newsletter, including meeting updates, EARTH...

October 18, 2011

Read the SECOORA News 10/17/2011 including:

In this issue:  Staff News | Oceans 2012 Conference | Newsletters of...

August 29, 2011

Read SECOORA's August 29, 2011 Newsletter, including:

IOOS Hurricane Irene Resources |...

August 27, 2011

Check out the MARACOOS blog, being updated throughout the storm.

August 4, 2011

SECOORA Welcomes New Member

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest member Rick Cole, President of RDSEA International, Inc, a Florida-based oceanographic consulting company founded in 2002.  After twenty...

April 25, 2011

The Gulf Research Initiative has published their request for proposal for the $50 million in funds from BP. Information is available at http://www....

April 25, 2011

Read SECOORA's April 25, 2011 Newsletter, including:

In this issue:  ...

April 4, 2011

Read SECOORA's April 4, 2011 Newsletter, including:

Improved Model Access | Board Election Results...

March 15, 2011

Visit SECOORA's Tsunami Resource Links to find links to West Coast Regional Associations, find classroom activities, visualizations, and resource...

February 15, 2011

SECOORA has funds available to support Product Development efforts in the organization.   It is critical to have a process by which funds are distributed throughout our network in a fair and transparent manner. The most equitable...

January 18, 2011

Read SECOORA's January 18 newsletter, including:

In this issue:...

January 4, 2011

SECOORA recently updated its Interactive Map to increase the usability and access to near real time observation information.  This update includes integration of bathymetry and nautical charts and expanded parameter graphing...

January 3, 2011

Basic Observation Buoy (BOB) III Workshop: A Collaborative Success

The BOB III Workshop, held December 13-14, 2010 at the Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute, expanded on the previous workshops by...

December 7, 2010

Read SECOORA's December 6 newsletter, including:

SECOORA Invited to Join SAA Proposal Writing Team | SECOORA Welcomes New...

November 1, 2010

At the South Atlantic Alliance Meeting on Oct. 28, Debra Hernandez provided background information on SECOORA, including our areas of overlapping...

October 19, 2010

Read SECOORA's October 18 News, including: 

SAA Solicitation of Detailed Letters of...

October 13, 2010

The Governors South Atlantic Alliance has just posted a solicitation for Letters of Intent related to the recently released NOAA Federal Funding Opportunity for Coastal and Marine...

September 22, 2010

NOTE:  As of October 5, 2010 this workshop has been cancelled.

SECOORA is a major sponsor of a conference titled "Renewable Ocean Energy & the Marine Environment: Responsible Stewardship for a Sustainable Future...

August 17, 2010

Top stories: Changes to Weekly News, LOI Update, BOB in Action, and event announcements .

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August 10, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA DMCC Meeting, Articles of Interest, NFRA updates including House Passes HR 3534 CLEAR WITH the Ocean Resources Conservation and Assistance (ORCA) fund and House Sends Letter to Secretary Locke in Support of IOOS Budget...

July 27, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA Seeks Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System Manager, Logistics for SECOORA Fall Board Meeting, Renewable Ocean Energy & the Marine Environment Conference Update.

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July 20, 2010

The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), a regional non-profit organization based in Charleston, South Carolina, seeks a professional contractor to serve as Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System (RCOOS) manager....

July 19, 2010

SECOORA has posted our Solicitation for Letters of Intent related to this opportunity on our Web site.  You will also find a...

July 19, 2010

Top stories: IOOS Federal Funding Announcement Released, CLEAR Act Update, Ocean Policy Task Force Report, Funding Announcements Released by CSCOR.

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July 12, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA Chair at Unified Command, IOOS Federal Funding Announcement News, SECOORA Fall Board Meeting, NOAA Next Generation Strategic Plan.

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July 7, 2010

Lisa Adams, SECOORA's Education and Outreach Chair, has been working on the BOB project  with Hilton Head high school students.  Robert Holquist from Riversmart.com recently interviewed her team about the ...

July 7, 2010

Top stories: Board Conference Call News, Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act, NFRA Executive Committee DC Meetings, SECOORA Welcomes New Member: GA Aquarium.

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June 22, 2010

Top stories: Board Conference Call, SECOORA at The Coastal Society , New Sea Grant - South Atlantic Region Oil Spill Site, BP gives $10 million toward Florida research.

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June 15, 2010

We are also pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website. This website offers many of the same great features as the previous site; however, we have made a more user-friendly layout as well an updated look. Additionally, a new...

June 14, 2010

Top stories: Board Conference Call, SECOORA Committee Memberships, Oil Spill Updates

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June 10, 2010

On Wednesday, June 16, SECOORA will be hosting a panel at the 22nd International Conference of The Coastal Society, being held in Wilmington, NC.  The panel is...

June 7, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA Ad Hoc Committee on Oil Spill Response, FY10 RCOOS Awards, SECOORA DMCC Meeting, Nick Shay on National HF Radar Steering Team

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May 24, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA Board and Members Meeting Materials Available, SECOORA at The Coastal Society, Membership Drive for SECOORA

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May 20, 2010

Board members continuing in their current seats for another three-year term: Cliff Merz (Dialytics, Inc.), Jim Nelson (SkIO), Pat Welsh (UNF), Lundie Spence (COSEE SE), Mike Spranger (FL Sea Grant), Roger Pugliese (SAFMC).  Welcome to...

May 17, 2010

Top stories: Another Successful SECOORA Board and Members Meeting, SECOORA 2010 Board election results, Latest Oil Spill Monitoring and Recovery Activities, Department of the Interior Regional Climate Science Centers

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May 9, 2010

Charleston, May 3, 2010 ---  An ongoing oil spill caused by the explosion and sinking of the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon is top news throughout the United States.  SECOORA, the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing...

May 3, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA Members Aid Ongoing Oil Spill Monitoring and Recovery Activities, SECOORA Board and Member Meeting -- NEXT WEEK, SECOORA DMCC Meeting, June 2-3, 2010, SECOORA Member Institution Selected by NASA for Grant Award

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April 26, 2010

Top stories: SECOORA Forms Thematic Working Groups , SECOORA Board and Member Meeting Tidbits, NOAA, NFRA and other RA news

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April 19, 2010

Top stories: Ocean and Coastal Appropriations Letter for FY2011, Interested in hearing more about the SECOORA Web Re-design?, BOB in the News, SECOORA at the RA Product Developers Workshop, SECOORA DMCC Tiger Team Requests Input

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April 12, 2010

Top stories: URGENT:  Ocean and Coastal Appropriations Letter for FY2011, Seeking Nominations for SECOORA Expert Panel for Proposal Development, SECOORA Board and Member Meeting:  Logistics, SECOORA Co-Sponsors Renewable Ocean Energy...

April 5, 2010

Top stories: More about the SECOORA Board and Members Meeting, SECOORA Election Update, From MACOORA...Google Earth, Visualizations and MACOORA/MARCOOS 

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March 29, 2010

Top stories: Venue Change and Registration for SECOORA Board and Members Meeting, SECOORA Election Update, IOOS Regional Data Management Workshop, Off-shore Wind Energy Development Workshop

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March 15, 2010

Workshop on Offshore Wind Energy Development: Establishing a Policy and Management Framework for South Carolina
Wednesday, March 24th -- 8:30am-4:30pm
SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute, Fort Johnson – Charleston, SC
This...

March 2, 2010

A public workshop has been scheduled to discuss numeric nutrient criteria for estuaries March 3, 2010, 9:00am-4:00pm at the University of North Florida. This meeting is hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Assessment...

February 26, 2010

SECOORA staff attended this meeting February 25-26 in Jekyll Island, GA. Under the Beach Act of 2000, states are required to monitor their beaches for bacteria and to notify the public when potentially harmful levels of bacteria are found....

January 26, 2010

On January 25-26, 2010, SECOORA, MACOORA, and NERACOOS hosted a Regional Water Quality Workshop, in concert with the IOOS office, USGS, EPA, and the National Water Quality Network. The purpose of the workshop was to explore integrated science-...