aoos board anchorage, october 17, 2014. ioos association - treasurer & excom - retreat in august...
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• IOOS Association- Treasurer & EXCOM- Retreat in August- National budget- Certification
• Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)- Inactive at this point – last 3 meetings cancelled
• Arctic Observing- IARPC planning teams- Data services for Arctic programs
• NAS Gulf Program- Strategic plan completed- New committee now in charge
Alaska ActivitiesCommunity Based Monitoring WorkshopSTAMP WorkshopAOOS 10th Anniversary (Dugan report)EVOS Gulf Watch Alaska ProgramPreparing for next 5 year cooperative agreementTracking Alaska Arctic Policy Committee – science
needsNWAB Science programEcological Forecasting Workshop
March Board Meeting Follow-up
Tribal board memberTEK expert for DMACUniversity of Alaska/AOOS follow-upStrategic vision/planning (“Out of this world”
group)Use of AOOS data at SFOSADF&G & ERMA meetings• Multiple proposals funded
2 for IOOS marine sensor technology program (freeze-up detection and ocean acidification); 2 as partners to NPRB long-term monitoring (Seward Line & Chukchi sentinel mooring); Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat (CIRT tool enhancements); Arctic Marine Biodiversity; MARES; Arctic Eis
Observing System HighlightsMarine Operations
- Successful launch & retrieval of Norton Sound buoyPartners in Nome to take on storage, maintenance,
deployment- Cook Inlet buoy fixed, to be deployed next season
Engagement from recreational boating community (survey) - New web cam, AIS & weather station at Kenai River mouth - Targeted stakeholder workshop (first of several planned events)
Observing System HighlightsCoastal Hazards
- Shoreline profile database – underway- Collaboration with Weather Service, LCCs and CO-OPS - Geodetic leveling of community tide gauges- Pilot development of short-term water level stations - Color indexed maps- Wave sensors in Beaufort
Observing System HighlightsWater quality including Ocean Acidification - OA Burkolator at Seward shellfish hatchery
- PWS expanded monitoring: gliders and tour boats- Ecological Forecasting: focus on HABs, pathogens, invasive species
Observing System HighlightsEcosystems, Fisheries & Climate Trends
- Biophysical mooring in Chukchi- Pilot hydrophone on glider for marine mammal tracking- Arctic Animal Tagging Network discussions - Success and continued progress on Yukon River forecast; AYK salmon data- Aleutian and Bering Climate Vulnerability Assessment (Tyler report)
Data System HighlightsAOOS system now fully HTML5Improved catalog navigationNational SOS test completeIOOS Systems integration test underwayThis year’s work plan: focus on metadata and
data ingestion; develop iPhone app, AOOS liteMOA signed between MXAK and AOOS, Canadian
DFO & AOOSWhat’s coming? Vessel tracks, Shorezone/station,
Fish Atlas, Historic Sea Ice Atlas, improved sensor map UI
Oct 21-22: AK Sea Grant Advisory CommitteeOct 28-31: PAG & DBO workshops, SeattleNov 5-6: IOOS Assoc, WA DC Nov 18-20: Gulf Watch AK PI meetingNov 19: AOOS 10th Anniversary EventDec 2-3: OA Workshop in AnchorageDec 10-11: Structured Decision Making (SDM) Workshop,
Aleutian and Bering Climate Vulnerability Assessment
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