northeastern regional association of coastal ocean observing systems
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Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems. MARACOOS. NEARCOOS Structure. 2.5 full time staff, plus contract support ~18 member Board of Directors ⅓ State Management chosen by NROC ⅓ Academics chosen by a regional consortium - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing SystemsObserving Systems
MARACOOS
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NEARCOOS Structure
• 2.5 full time staff, plus contract support• ~18 member Board of Directors
– ⅓ State Management chosen by NROC– ⅓ Academics chosen by a regional consortium– ⅓ Other Stakeholders – Industry, Lobstermen's
Association– Non-voting Federal
• Strategic Planning and Implementation Team– Working Groups
• Many Different partners – Federal, State, Local, NGOs
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What do we do?• Sustain NERACOOS as a Regional Information
Coordination Entity • Sustain an Observing Subsystem
– Moored and Coastal Stations and High Frequency Radar (HFR)
• Support the Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast System. Region wide and high resolution local.
• Enhance Data Management and Communications• Support a Targeted and Leveraged Education and
Outreach Subsystem• Work closely with the Northeast Regional Ocean Council
(NROC, have MOU) to meet regional needs.
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NERACOOS Success Stories
Safer and More Efficient Marine operations - Obs and forecasts for commercial and recreational mariners and the US Coast Guard.
“The forecasts are instrumental in planning both training and routine operations, especially in winter… I cannot imagine operating without this buoy. We check it constantly throughout the day.” - Chief Warrant Officer Curtis Barthel, Commanding Officer, Station Rockland.
“The forecasts are instrumental in planning both training and routine operations, especially in winter… I cannot imagine operating without this buoy. We check it constantly throughout the day.” - Chief Warrant Officer Curtis Barthel, Commanding Officer, Station Rockland.
Weather Conditions - NWS WFO marine desks “routinely integrate NERACOOS data into our forecasts and warning operations on an hourly basis”. Coastal Inundation tools and forecasts. Forecasting ship icing potential.
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NERACOOS Success Stories
Harmful Algal Blooms - WHOI led effort uses observations to understand historical and current conditions, forecast HABs, and pioneering real-time HAB observations.
Improving Water Quality -Hypoxia monitoring and modeling in Long Island Sound for NY and CT waste load allocations. Informing NH DES nutrient criteria effort to protect eelgrass habitat in Great Bay, NH. Real-time information the Narragansett Bay.
“… having uninterrupted access to these NERACOOS mooring time series is critically important to our Alexandrium forecasts.” - Don Anderson, WHOI. “… having uninterrupted access to these NERACOOS mooring time series is critically important to our Alexandrium forecasts.” - Don Anderson, WHOI.
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Success Stories
Coastal Marine Spatial Planning Supporting NROC as a member of the Northeast Ocean Data Portal Working Group. Working group has developed requirements, integrated data, developed viewer, worked with NIMS.
“The new Northeast Ocean Data Portal is a great tool that puts needed information into the hands of managers to help support ocean planning and other decisions within a regional context,” said Bruce Carlisle, NROC member and Acting Director for Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.
“The new Northeast Ocean Data Portal is a great tool that puts needed information into the hands of managers to help support ocean planning and other decisions within a regional context,” said Bruce Carlisle, NROC member and Acting Director for Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.
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Where are we going?• Challenges…
– NERACOOS is a region with many legacy systems– Many ocean interested organizations in northeast with
diminishing revenues.
• Plans to overcome include:– Developing, in coordination with IOOS and other RAs, a 10 year
Regional Build Out Plan– Focusing on end products with stakeholder feedback at every
level – from the build out plan to the final product– Increasing integration with other regional entities including NROC,
Gulf of Maine Council, Long Island Sound Study.– Continuing cross-RA communication and coordination
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Contact Information
Ru Morrison
Executive Director
NERACOOS
603-317-5200
www.neracoos.org