News
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.
January 12, 2016
Fisheries and Climate Workshop Summary Report
October 26-28, 2015, partners convened a workshop in St. Petersburg, Florida to advance our understanding of the impacts of climate variability on fisheries resources and management in the large marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. More than 55 experts from fishery management councils, federal and state fisheries and climate entities, academia and private industry...
January 12, 2016
SOCAN Hosts First Meeting To Discuss Coastal and Ocean Acidification In The Southeast
South Carolina, January 11, 2016: From North Carolina to Florida,ocean acidification (OA) impacts in the Southeast US are largely unknown. Ocean acidification is a term that describes the change in the chemistry of ocean waters, largely due to increased carbon from the atmosphere entering the ocean. These changes in ocean and coastal water chemistry can affect the entire marine ecosystem. The...
January 11, 2016
SECOORA at AGU
SECOORA and partner Regional Association, CeNCOOS, produced and presented a poster at the Fall 2015 American Geophysical Union Meeting. The poster titled, “Climate Outreach Using Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System Portals,” focused on the 11 IOOS Regional Association’s data portals and using those portals for outreach. Click here to read the abstract.Data Portals have emerged as an interactive tool for...
December 16, 2015
Thank You and Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from SECOORA! We are so thankful for our stakeholders, members, partners and staff. With your support, we are able to continue leading coastal ocean observing in the region.As you make your holiday purchases, consider shopping AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate to SECOORA. Funds generated will help us further coastal ocean observing activities in the Southeast. Thank you! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1215705
November 24, 2015
Southeast El Nino Fact Sheet
A strong El Niño event has been affecting weather around the globe, and it will continue to do so through Northern Hemisphere winter 2015–2016 according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. El Niño can have a wide variety of effects including lowering or raising temperatures, increasing or decreasing precipitation, extending or reducing drought conditions, enhancing or lowering risk for tropical cyclones, and...
November 10, 2015
November Newsletter
Explore SECOORA's November Newsletter. Featured stories include Cape Canaveral Buoy Removal, Fisheries and Climate Workshop, SOCAN and more. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs181/1103098301442/archive/1122388514354.html
