News
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
November 3, 2015
Save the Date for the SECOORA 2016 Annual Meeting
May 18 AM: Board Meeting* PM: Members Business Meeting* and SocialMay 19 All Day Stakeholder MeetingMay 20 Half Day Principal Investigator Meeting *Voting will occurPlease save the date for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) 2016 Annual Meeting! SECOORA's 2016 Annual Meeting will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina May 18, 19 and 20, 2016. We invite you...
October 26, 2015
Climate Variability and Fisheries Workshop
This week, October 26-28, SECOORA is co-hosting the Climate Variability and Fisheries Workshop: Setting Science Priorities for the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Regions in St. Petersburg, Florida. The goal of the workshop is to advance our understanding of impacts of climate variability on fisheries resources and management in the large marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic and Caribbean Sea, and to promote multidisciplinary partnerships. Click...
October 23, 2015
SECOORA Responds to Cape Canaveral Buoy Removal
Update, 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. Below is the original story.--Due to funding constraints, a pair of buoys off Cape Canaveral...
October 23, 2015
SECOORA Co-Hosted IOOS Association Annual Meeting
September 2015, IOOS Association (IA) held their Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Directors from all eleven Regional Associations, staff from the US IOOS Program Office and IA Board Members discussed filling critical observing gaps and IOOS activities in the Gulf of Mexico. SECOORA and GCOOS co-hosted the meeting and teamed together to do...
October 23, 2015
Five Year Proposal Submitted to US IOOS
SECOORA successfully submitted a proposal, titled “Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA): Supporting Resilient Ecosystems, Communities and Economies” in response to the US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) FY 2016 Federal Funding opportunity, NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2016-2004378. The proposed work, if funded, will occur over the next five years and provide support for continuing and expanding SECOORA observing, modeling and related activities in...
October 2, 2015
Water Quality Monitoring Units Successfully Installed in the St. Lucie Estuary, Florida
Over the summer, five Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory (LOBO) units have been installed in the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie Estuary on the east coast of Florida. The LOBO units provide real-time, high-accuracy and high-resolution water-quality data and archived data via a simple web-based interface. The deployments of the LOBOs is part of the Indian River Lagoon Observatory (IRLO) Program established...
September 8, 2015
Solicitation: Strategic Planning Facilitator
SECOORA Seeks Strategic Planning Services ContractorThe Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) seeks the services of a professional facilitator and planner to design and implement a process that engages our members, Board and staff in development of a strategic plan. Click here to read the full solicitation.
August 25, 2015
Job Opening: Maryland DNR Natural Resources Biologist
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Eyes on the Bay monitoring program is searching for a Natural Resources Biologist IV to help manage, analyze, and communicate tidal water quality data. Click here to read the announcement. Introduction This is a position specific recruitment for the Department of Natural Resources, Resource Assessment Service Tidewater- Annapolis, MD. This recruitment will be used to fill current...
August 25, 2015
Welcome 2015 Executive Committee!
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 SECOORA Executive Committee! We are honored to be working with this talented group of individuals. SECOORA Executive Committee plays an important role in sustaining our success. If you are interested in becoming a SECOORA member, please visit: https://secoora.org/about/governance/join Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., ChairmanConrad C. LautenbacherPh.D., Vice Admiral (USN Ret.) is CEO of GeoOptics, Inc., a startup company engaged...
