Category Archives: News
U.S. Senate forms Ocean Caucus
The U.S. Senate has formed an “Oceans Caucus” to build support for ocean issues. Senator Murkowski will serve as co-chair.
NOAA Administrator Visits AOOS
Dr. Jane Lubchenco visited Alaska in late August. Her visit included a meeting at AOOS with Senator Begich to discuss fisheries issues.
Call for Proposals: Hydrographical Model Validation for Prince William Sound
Submissions due Nov 10th to the Prince William Sound Science Center. Learn More.
AOOS Summer Newsletter
Read about Cook Inlet’s new wave buoy, ocean acidification monitoring, and a special section on Cook Inlet!
Alaska’s Future without a Coastal Management Program
Read the summary from the latest Alaska Marine Policy Forum, which includes state and federal perspectives.
Annual Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries
Annual stock report shows steady progress toward rebuilding our nation’s fisheries
Researchers: Host a PolarTREC Teacher
PolarTREC is a professional development program for educators, which pairs teachers with researchers to improve science education through authentic polar research experiences.
Arctic Scientists, please contribute to the 2011 Research Assets Map
AOOS is in the process of adding the locations of Arctic research instruments and monitoring efforts to the Arctic Research Assets Map. If you are deploying instruments, please click here!
Weather Station Survey for Prince William Sound Users
Do you live, work, or play in Prince William Sound? Do you use information from the 8 weather stations or webcams scattered around the Sound? If so, please Take the Survey to help us optimize these resources.
AOOS partners launch new buoy in Cook Inlet
Monday, May 9th marked the successful launch of a new wave buoy off the coast of Anchor Point in Cook Inlet. Explore the real-time data.