News
March 31, 2016
IOOS, SECOORA, and USF Hosting Two NOAA Hollings Interns
SECOORA is growing over the summer! IOOS, SECOORA and University of South Florida (USF) are hosting two NOAA Hollings interns in Florida.Under the co-mentorship of Jay Law at USF and Vembu Subramanian of SECOORA, the undergraduate students will learn the importance of coastal ocean observing.Julianna Diehl, Maine Maritime Academy, will be working with the USF Ocean Circulation Group gaining hands-on...
March 17, 2016
Ocean Enterprise Study Results
Ocean enterprise is a critical component of maritime commerce and the blue economy.For profit and not for profit businesses that support ocean measurement, observation and forecasting are known as the ocean enterprise.These businesses develop the infrastructure necessary to generate new data and to work with publicly available data to deliver value-added products and services to ensure the safe, responsible, and...
February 16, 2016
Gulf Science and Restoration Programs Release Three Year Funding Calendar
Science and restoration programs working in the Gulf of Mexico released a three year calendar of planned funding opportunities. The calendar includes a subset of programs in the Gulf region that have received funding as a consequence of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read More >
February 16, 2016
SECOORA Newsletter
SECOORA's latest newsletter is available! Read about our Annual Meeting Registration, SE Coastal Resilience Grant, Update on Cape Canaveral buoys, and more
February 11, 2016
Southeast States Win Coastal Resilience Grant
NOAA Regional Coastal Resilience Grant program awarded $803,713 to the Southeast states to strengthen disaster recovery of coastal communities.The project will improve planning for long-term recovery from storms, hurricanes and other natural disasters for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) Executive Director Debra Hernandez is the project PI. “I’m excited about the...
February 9, 2016
Registration Open for 2016 Annual Meeting
Please register for the SECOORA 2016 Annual Meeting, May 18, 19 and 20, 2016 at the North Carolina State University- Jane S. McKimmon Conference and Training Center (1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 27606). Click here to register! Click here for the meeting website. Sponsor our meeting! Consider increasing your organization’s exposure at the SECOORA 2016 Annual Meeting. Become a sponsor and showcase your organization’s services and...
February 9, 2016
Reauthorization Update: ICOOS Act of 2009
Reauthorization of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (ICOOS) Act of 2009 is moving forward in both the House and the Senate. In early December 2015, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee sent S.1886, the Senate ICOOS Act Reauthorization bill, to the Senate floor for consideration. Senators Wicker (R-MS) and Cantwell (D-WA) introduced S. 1886 under the name Coordinated...
January 29, 2016
UNCW CORMP Job Posting
The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP) is hiring a Research Specialist. The mixed role position involves supervision, planning, coordination and participation in scientific research in the coastal ocean, including oceanographic mooring deployment and maintenance, research and analysis in a laboratory setting, at-sea oceanographic sampling and data collection, scientific SCUBA diving, data management, and...
January 27, 2016
December Board Meeting
The SECOORA Board meeting was held in Charleston, SC December 3-4, 2015. The two-day meeting primarily focused on Strategic Planning. Board members worked together to draft a Strategic Plan for SECOORA. The components of the plan include a mission statement, vision, core values, and strategic goals for SECOORA. A Strategic Planning Steering Committee is meeting to finalize a draft plan...
January 22, 2016
UPDATE: Cape Canveral Buoys
January 21, 2016: National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Observations has directed National Buoy Data Center (NBDC) to maintain the Cape Canaveral Buoys 41009 and 41010 through the end of 2016. Ship time permitting, NBDC is planning to service the buoys this spring. Watch for more updates. Click here to read more.
