News
News
July 10, 2024
Measuring Surface Currents on the East Coast of Florida with High Frequency Radars
The Florida Institute of Technology and UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography recently installed four high frequency radars on the east coast of Florida. These systems measure the speed and direction of ocean currents, which is helpful for search & rescue operations and tracking marine debris.
Events
May 24, 2024
The 2024 SECOORA Annual Meeting: A Huge Success!
The SECOORA Annual Meeting was held in Charleston, South Carolina May 7th - 8th. Thank you to those who attended, we hope to see you again next year!
News
May 13, 2024
SECOORA Partners with North Carolina Communities to Install New Water Level Sensors
SECOORA has partnered with North Carolina Public Safety, Beaufort County Emergency Services, and the town of Belhaven to install new water level stations in two flood-prone North Carolina communities.
News
April 25, 2024
GCOOS - SECOORA Joint Webinar Series: Building Synergy Across the US MBON & Ocean Acidification Networks
The GCOOS - SECOORA Webinar Series aims to strengthen collaborations across the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and regional Ocean Acidification Networks (GCAN and SOCAN).
News
April 16, 2024
New High Frequency Radar at the Dry Tortugas National Park Improves Ocean Surface Current Measurements Across the Straits of Florida
A new CODAR Low-Power SeaSonde HFR has been deployed by the University of South Florida at Fort Jefferson on Garden Key to measure surface currents to improve understanding and prediction of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current.
News
April 2, 2024
President Biden Proposes Significant Budget Cuts to IOOS for 2025
President Biden’s recent 2025 budget proposal slashed the funding allocated for the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) by 76%, which would effectively shut down coastal and ocean observing efforts.
News
March 14, 2024
Webinar: NOAA Resources to Help Coastal Communities Understand Flood Risk
Join us Wednesday, March 27th at 12 PM Eastern Time for SECOORA's Coastal Observing in Your Community Webinar Series to hear from Doug Marcy with the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
News
March 11, 2024
Hiring: SCDRP Program Coordinator
The Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership (SCDRP) is seeking a part-time Program Coordinator. Applications are due by April 1st, 2024.
News
February 12, 2024
Webinar: Developing low-cost and open-source technologies for smart coastal communities
Join us Thursday, February 22nd at 12 PM ET for SECOORA's Coastal Observing in Your Community Webinar Series! Our speaker this month is Dr. Phil Bresnahan from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
News
January 8, 2024
SECOORA Request for Quotes: Operate Nationwide Coastal Web Camera Network
SECOORA is soliciting proposals focused on installing, maintaining, and operating web cameras to scale from a regional to a national network of coastal web cameras (WebCOOS).
