Did you know the national marine sanctuary system is nearly the size of Alaska? That’s right,![]()
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Let's Celebrate 50 Years of Ocean Conservation and Stewardship
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Nearly fifty years ago, a new era of ocean conservation was born by creating a system of national marine sanctuaries. Since then, the National Marine Sanctuary System has grown into a nationwide netwo...
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography will lead new research on cliff erosion in an effort to develop an alert system for deadly collapses.![]()
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The three-year, $2.5 million study is funded by Tasha Boerner Horvath for Assembly Bill 66, which was signed into law earlier this month.![]()
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Scripps researchers will use light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, technology to create three-dimensional maps of the coast and understand how cliff erosion triggers collapses.![]()
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AB 66 is a response to the tragic fatalities in August 2019 when a 30-by-25-foot sandstone chunk broke loose and fell onto three women at Grandview Beach in Encinitas.![]()
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Scripps Oceanography to Lead Research on Alert System for Coastal Cliff Collapse
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The three-year, $2.5 million study is funded by Tasha Boerner Horvath's Assembly Bill 66, which was signed into law earlier this month.
Oceanographers with Scripps and UC San Diego have been actively engaged with both state and national agencies to monitor ocean conditions around the Huntington Beach oil spill, particularly ocean surface currents, wave and swell forecasts, and wind conditions.![]()
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On Friday, a team of Scripps researchers led by oceanographer Sophia Merrifield diverted a wave glider (similar to the one shown in the first image here) equipped with environmental sensors to the present offshore location of the oil spill. This Boeing-Liquid Robotics wave glider had previously been sampling along a CalCOFI route, and will now provide researchers accurate wind measurements at the plume location. These data will feed into the forecast models being used for cleanup efforts.![]()
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In addition, surface current data obtained from a HF Radar, a high-frequency network, provides hourly maps in near-real time. The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) operates a network of HF Radar stations, providing information to agencies that are managing those involved in the response efforts. The second image shows recent ocean current data and aerial surveys. The researchers noted that currents in Southern California are notoriously difficult to forecast, but they are continually monitoring ocean conditions and are working closely with federal and state agencies responsible for guiding the oil spill response. ![]()
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You can check out real-time ocean current observations from the HR Radar system here: sccoos.org/high-frequency-radar/
Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been working closely with the oil spill's Unified Command. NBC 7 San Diego asks SCCOOS Executive Director, Clarissa Anderson, about the direction of the oil spill. ![]()
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Oil Spill Response Teams Scanning Half of San Diego County Shoreline
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Oil spill assessment teams continued Friday to scan the waters off of San Diego County’s coastline for possible signs of sheen but, so far, have not said there is evidence that the oil spill near Hu...
Congratulations to Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System PI and Executive Steering Committee Chair member Dr. Daniel Rudnick, Director of the Instrument Development Group at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Dan was awarded the Compass Distinguished Award at the OCEANS 2021 San Diego-Porto MTS Awards Gala
The August CA HAB Bulletin is now posted with the latest collection of model output, observations, and advisories!![]()
Major contributors to the bulletin content are Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System, CeNCOOS, NOAA CoastWatch, phytoplankton counts from the Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Alert Program (HABMAP) and California Department of Public Health, and stranding data from The Marine Mammal Center, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI), California Wildlife Center, Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, Marine Animal Rescue, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, and SeaWorld San Diego.![]()
sccoos.org/california-hab-bulletin/august-2021/
California HAB Bulletin: August 2021 |
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C-HARM Model HABMAP Shore Station Data CDPH Phytoplankton Data Marine Mammal and Seabird Stranding Data Pseudo-nitzschia - C-HARM tells us where conditions are suitable for species of the diatom Ps...
LONG BEACH, Calif – A unified command has been established to respond to an oil spill reported to be approximately 13 square miles in size, 3 miles off the coast of Newport Beach.![]()
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The unified command consists of Beta Offshore, the Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR). Supporting agencies are the cities of Long Beach, Newport Beach, and Huntington Beach, and the Orange County Sheriff's Department.![]()
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The Coast Guard received an initial report of an oil sheen off the coast of Newport Beach Saturday at approximately 9:10 a.m. ![]()
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The Coast Guard and Huntington Beach Police Department have dispatched aircraft to access the situation. ![]()
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CDFW-OSPR is monitoring for oiled wildlife. If anyone encounters oiled wildlife, do not approach. Call the Oiled Wildlife Care Network at 1-877-823-6926![]()
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calspillwatch.wildlife.ca.gov/
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The Cal Spill Watch site provides information about current response efforts to oil and other toxic spills in California. The site is updated when spills occur.
The Center for Operational Oceanographic and Products and Services (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/) is hiring a ZP3 Oceanographer to sit in our new Coastal Hazards Branch in the Oceanographic Division and be a part of our Applications and Analysis Team.![]()
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The MAP and DE announcements for 1 Oceanographer, ZP-1360-3 position have been posted. The announcements closes on 10/13/21.![]()
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Job Announcement # (MAP): NOS-COOPS-2021-0009![]()
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Job Announcement # (DE): NOS-COOPS-2021-0010![]()
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www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/615775200
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Tides & Currents Home Page. CO-OPS provides the national infrastructure, science, and technical expertise to monitor, assess, and distribute tide, current, water level, and other coastal oceanographic...
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System is Hiring! Cooperative Programs Specialist: The announcement for the IOOS Office’s Cooperative Programs Specialist, ZA-1101-4 position has been posted. The announcement will be open for 14 days; it is set to open on 9/21/21 and close on 10/4/21. ![]()
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The position will serve as our Contract Officer Representative (COR) and requires COR Level II or III certification and is open to current or past federal employees only. ![]()
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The position announcement is available:![]()
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Job Announcement # (MAP): NOS-IOOS-2021-0007 - www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/614667000
Cooperative Programs Specialist, ZA-1101-4 (MAP)
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<p>This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) with one vacancy in Silver Spring, MD....
Have you heard about the MPA 2022 Decadal Management Review that's currently underway? California Department of Fish and Wildlife has recently released this high-level overview to help orient the public to this important process ![]()
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is recruiting for the position of NSF OOI Program Director. The application deadline is 25 October 2021. ![]()
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For the First Time, ARSET will Train the Public on the Use of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Satellites for Climate Change. September 29 & October 6 - 11:00 to 13:00 ET and 15:00 to 17:00 ET![]()
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ARSET - Introduction to NASA Resources for Climate Change Applications | NASA Applied Sciences
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With actionable Earth observations, the NASA Earth Science Applied Sciences Program empowers communities across the world to find solutions to the challenges they face every day.
In August, the U.S. Senate passed a historic, bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package that transforms our national conversation on infrastructure. Among many laudable components, it includes an allocation of $150 million for essential ocean infrastructure: the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, or IOOS, the safety net for our nation’s maritime endeavors.![]()
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www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/opinion-ocean-infrastructure-is-critical-and-congress-can-help
Opinion: Our Ocean Infrastructure Needs Support, and Congress Can Help
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In August, the U.S. Senate passed a historic, bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package that tra...
Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System and CeNCOOS will jointly receive over $7 million to cover observing efforts along the California coastline as part of U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System five-year cooperative agreements to fund 45 researchers across 22 institutions ![]()
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NOAA Awards over $7 million for California Ocean Observing |
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NOAA’s U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Office announced 11 new five-year cooperative agreements that support the continued growth, expansion, and modernization of our nation’s coas...
A publication sponsored in part by NCCOS presents a retrospective analysis of harmful algal bloom (#HAB) related mortality events in California, Washington, and Rhode Island between 2007 and 2018 involving 12 species of seabirds documented the levels, ranges, and patterns of the algal toxins domoic acid and saxitoxin on digestive/regulatory organs and body fluids collected from birds during these HAB events. New information on HAB toxin levels in seabirds is provided. ![]()
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Fig. 1 below - Map of locations of large mortality events and associated impacted species between 2007–2018. Each species grouping is represented by color in the legend, and one east coast mortality event (Kent County and Providence County, Rhode Island) has been excluded.![]()
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